Tom Grater International Film ReporterCinema owners in England got a shot in the arm today when UK prime minister Boris Johnson confirmed that they will be allowed to resume operations on July 4 after being shutdown since mid-March due to the pandemic.
Key to the announcement was the halving of the country’s social distancing rule from two meters to one, which as Deadline reported earlier will be a major boost to exhibitors.Operators are now finalizing the safety guidelines that will need to be implemented to get up and running.
Alongside the reduced distancing rules, which exhibs estimate will allow them to operate at around 50% capacity, there are going to be a variety of other measures.
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