Boris Johnson warns of “tough times ahead” for cinemas following Cineworld closures

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Cineworld will be closing all its UK and US venues.The chain confirmed earlier today (October 5) that it would “temporarily” shut its cinemas, putting 45,000 jobs at risk – including 5,500 in the UK – amid the coronavirus pandemic.Reacting to the news, Johnson told the press (via Metro): “Obviously we hope to reduce, to keep the numbers of people who lose their jobs down as much as we can, but clearly there are going to be tough times ahead.“That’s why we’ve already invested £190billion in supporting jobs, livelihoods around the country.

Supporting local cinemas – I think we’ve already put £30million in.“What I would say to people is that local cinemas do now have ways of making their shows go on in a COVID-secure way and I’d encourage.