The preventive measure is dubbed "in-seat separation" Irish cinema chain Omniplex Cinemas has enforced mandatory spacing between seats as a preventive measure against coronavirus.
The country’s largest cinema company, which provides 245 screens across 32 venues, will install “in-cinema seat separation” to ensure that every other seat is left empty between viewers.
Omniplex released a statement elaborating on the new attitudes: “Other measures include self-scanning of tickets, increased cleaning regimes and hand sanitising stations in every cinema foyer.” Company director Mark Anderson spoke of the chain’s decision to reduce capacity in a bid to reassure the public. “By reducing our capacity by 50pc we hope to give cinema-goers peace of mind
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