India Allows 100% Cinema Occupancy as Active COVID-19 Cases Decline, Vaccinations Cross Three Million1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia will allow 100% occupancy in cinemas from Feb. 1, the country’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced on Saturday. Cinemas began reopening in October 2020 with 50% occupancy.
“Seating arrangement inside the auditorium of the cinemas/theatres/multiplexes is to be allowed upto 100% seating capacity,” read a statement from the Ministry.
Exhibition of films, however, will not be allowed in places designated as COVID-19 containment zones.
The ministry has also released a list of standard operating procedures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which visitors and cinema workers are required to adhere to at all times.
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