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||{{headline}}Maryland's Montgomery County offers alternatives to traditional trick-or-treating to reduce the spread of coronavirus.EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Halloween had been called off.&nbsp;If you are planning to take the kids trick-or-treating this year, Montgomery County’s health officer is urging you to call off door-to-door candy collecting in the Maryland county this year.Dr. Travis Gayles, the county’s health officer, doesn’t want to see coronavirus spread as people come to close each other.“You are encountering multiple people outside of your network,” he said.In Montgomery County this year, you won’t see large-scale Halloween events, such as haunted houses, festivals or live entertainment, unless those activities are granted a letter of approval from the health department.“We’re not permitting Halloween in the traditional sense in terms of carnivals, festivals [or] large social gatherings outside of the 50 people social capacity limit that we have in place,” Gayles said.The county is out with a .Here’s what’s on the list from the county:&nbsp;Looking for more information? D.C., Maryland and Virginia are each releasing more data every day. Visit their official sites here:&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;WTOP’s Mike Murillo contributed to this report.|||||||||||Like WTOP on and follow on Twitter to engage in conversation about this article and others.Get breaking news and daily headlines delivered to your email inbox by signing up .© 2020 WTOP. All Rights Reserved. This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area.Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

||{{headline}}Maryland's Montgomery County offers alternatives to traditional trick-or-treating to reduce the spread of coronavirus.EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Halloween had been called off.&nbsp;If you are planning to take the kids trick-or-treating this year, Montgomery County’s health officer is urging you to call off door-to-door candy collecting in the Maryland county this year.Dr. Travis Gayles, the county’s health officer, doesn’t want to see coronavirus spread as people come to close each other.“You are encountering multiple people outside...

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