U.K. exhibition giants Cineworld, Odeon and Vue are both shutting all of their cinemas due to the coronavirus. The announcements from Odeon and Cineworld were made in quick-fire succession Tuesday morning, less than a day after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the public to avoid unnecessary social activity such as visiting pubs or theaters.
Vue's came just a few hours later. Cineworld, the world's second largest exhibitor and owner of U.S. cinema giant Regal,said it was closing all of its cinemas, including its art house Picturehouse chain, across the U.K.
starting from Wednesday and Ireland starting Tuesday. The closures are until further notice. Cineworld's stock was down 25 percent as of noon London time. "This decision was.
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