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China’s Cinema Operators Lament As Top Government Body Pushes Prolonged Closures

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By Rebecca Davis editor China’s top administrative body has officially “recommended” that cinemas and other entertainment venues remain closed for the foreseeable future due to coronavirus concerns.

That spells continued trouble for Chinese cinemas, even as other business sectors get back to work. China’s cabinet, the State Council, singled out enclosed entertainment venues like cinemas in a new announcement of recommendations for nation-wide coronavirus prevention measures posted to its official website last week.

The guidelines have been met with dismay by local film professionals, a number of whom of whom are now fear that cinemas will likely not reopen en masse until June or July. “Given that the outbreak overseas is accelerating

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