The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention has updated its
summer camp guidelines saying that children can get within 3 feet of each
other.
However, children should still wear masks and stay 6 feet apart when eating and drinking.
They say camp counselors and other
adults should stay at least 6 feet from children. Camps are advised to hold
activities outdoors as often as possible, and to keep doors
and windows open for indoor activities.
The CDC says group events and large gatherings should also be avoided.
While
fewer children have gotten sick with COVID-19 compared to adults, the CDC says
they still can be infected with the coronavirus and spread it to others and
sometimes can have severe outcomes themselves.