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LA’s Public Health Vampire Backs Off Halloween Ban

Barbara Ferrer’s face is one that Angelinos have gotten used to seeing on their screens, warning them to avoid daylight and garlic to fight the coronavirus. Ferrer isn’t a doctor, but she’s essentially been put in charge of deciding how people live.

And the public health expert vampire decided to basically ban Halloween.

“Door to door trick or treating is not allowed because it can be very difficult to maintain proper social distancing on porches and at front doors especially in neighborhoods that are popular with trick or treaters,” the new guidance reads.

Also banned this year is so-called “trunk or treating,” where children get candy and other treats from cars instead of doorsteps, as well as gatherings or parties with non-household members and live entertainment like haunted house attractions, county officials said.

Read the full story from Front Page Mag


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