China’s Guangzhou Reopens Cinemas in Wake of COVID-19 Outbreak
Rebecca Davis editorGuangzhou, the capital of China’s top movie-going province Guangdong, announced Friday that cinemas there can now reopen after nearly a month of closures due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.Theaters were shuttered in a number of districts in the city of more than 15 million on June 7 after an outbreak that authorities worried could be tied to new, more transmissible coronavirus variants.Cinemas were closed for 25 days before local authorities declared that the outbreak has now been “effectively controlled.”“Enclosed entertainment venues (cinemas, theaters, music and dance entertainment venues, KTVs, internet cafes, etc.), enclosed indoor parts of tourist attractions, and indoor sports venues may operate at up to 75% maximum