“Are we still allowed to leave Santa milk and cookies? Or is that considered indoor dining now?”

The 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in the closure of indoor dining for many restaurants. Some people wondered if these rules also applied to leaving out milk and cookies for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.
   
“Are we still allowed to set out milk and cookies for Santa? Or is that considered indoor dining? Asking for a friend” was posted on Facebook by The Shoppe at Paradise & Grove on December 16, 2020. “Clarification please. Are we still allowed to leave milk and cookies for Santa or is that considered ‘indoor dining’?  Asking for a friend…” was posted on Twitter by R. Douglas DeNardo later on December 16, 2019.
 
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Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in January 2020 and a pandemic in March 2020.
     
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The Shoppe at Paradise & Grove
December 16, 2020 at 9:05 AM ·
Are we still allowed to set out milk and cookies for Santa? Or is that considered indoor dining? Asking for a friend…
 
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R. Douglas DeNardo
@Doug_DeNardo
@GovernorTomWolf @SecretaryLevine Clarification please. Are we still allowed to leave milk and cookies for Santa or is that considered “indoor dining”?  Asking for a friend…
8:38 PM · Dec 16, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
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MYERS
@2112marc
Are we still allowed to leave milk and cookies for Santa or is that considered indoor dining?
8:41 PM · Dec 16, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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BRIAN!!
@BrianSimpsonKY
@GovAndyBeshear
Are we still allowed to leave Santa milk and cookies, or is that considered indoor dining now? Asking for a friend.
9:20 PM · Dec 16, 2020 from Highview, KY·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Lysha
@alyshaelmore
Are we still allowed to leave Santa milk and cookies? Or is that considered indoor dining now? Asking for a friend..
9:34 PM · Dec 16, 2020 from Kentucky, USA·Twitter for iPhone
     
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Cafe 247
December 17, 2020 at 10:49 AM ·
Are we still allowed to leave Santa milk and cookies? Or is that considered indoor dining now? Asking for a friend
 
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North Woods Gal
December 17, 2020 at 1:23 PM ·
Are we still allowed to leave Santa milk and cookies? Or is that considered indoor dining now? Asking for a friend..
 
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@SweetThingWNC
Are we still allowed to leave out milk and cookies for Santa? Or is that considered indoor dining?
6:39 PM · Dec 17, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Marge➽ #FSDbetaCanada
@Manic_Marge
Are we still allowed to leave cookies and milk out for Santa? Or is that considered indoor dining now? #askingforafriend
2:09 AM · Dec 18, 2020 from San Diego, CA·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Legendary Foods
@LegendaryFoods1
Are we still allowed to leave Santa milk and cookies? Or is that considered indoor dining now? Asking for a friend. #EatLikeAKidAgain
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6:55 PM · Dec 20, 2020·Sprout Social