How Will Festival-Goers Stay Safe? This year’s festival was always going to be a wild card thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, which only two weeks ago seemed blissfully in the rearview mirror of domestic industry players.
The global outlook, however, began dialing up caution over COVID-19’s Delta variant – which is now the dominant strain in the U.S.
and threatens Europe as well, according to health officials.The festival announced robust health and safety protocols at the top of June, which (quelle horreur) will require all black-tie donning guests at screening and premieres to wear masks, despite theaters being filled to 100% capacity.
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