Covid-19 Outbreak Again, All Cinemas In China Shut Down Again

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JAKARTA - The Chinese authorities again ordered all cinemas in the country to close. It is known that there are 53 cases of COVID-19 or the new corona virus from foreign travelers.

Two weeks ago, China's first cinema reopened its doors after closing in January. "We cannot remain closed forever," a representative for the Zhongying Palm Golden Cinema in Urumqi told Chinese media.

Nearly 500 theaters have reopened two weeks ago, but now sources have told Deadline that they have all been ordered to close again.

The source said China's national film bureau had contacted all theaters on March 27, asking them to close them once again, without any news when they would reopen.

This comes after more than 200 cinemas in Shanghai are said to be opening again on March 28.

Coronavirus cases have slowed in China over the past two weeks, with only one case transmitted internally in the past three days before the resumption of all cinemas.

However, as of March 26, there were 53 new cases reported from international travelers, which led to the decision to close cinemas again

Meanwhile, the Odeon, Cineworld, Curzon and Picturehouse UK cinema chains closed last week as the coronavirus pandemic continues to surge in the UK. Earlier last week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his country was implementing a national lockdown to stop the chain of spreading the coronavirus.

The Picturehouse network, which is owned by Cineworld, also announced a series of increased immediate effects of the pandemic last week when theaters closed for a later date.