Germany has followed Italy in shutting down cinemas as a means to stem rising rates of COVID-19 infection. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday announced measures — called "lockdown lite" — that will see cinemas, along with most restaurants, bars, clubs, and concert houses, close their doors, starting Nov.
2. The new restrictions will initially apply for one month, with the government assessing the impact of the measures after two weeks.
Germany shut theaters in March because of the coronavirus pandemic, allowing them to reopen in late May. The news of a second enforced closure came just hours after German film industry organization SPIO warned that another national cinema lockdown would have "dramatic consequences" for the German.
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