Halloween during the COVID-19 pandemic

Scary Halloween decorations outside a haunted house on Halloween night during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, on October 31, 2020. Residents of York Region have been advised to celebrate Halloween in their homes and avoid trick-or-treating to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). York Region continues to be a hotspot for COVID-19 infections and was recently returned to modified 'stage 2' lockdown.