After three months of black screen, theaters should be able to reopen in California this Friday, June 12. Provided they limit the number of spectators and take all measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, said the California Department of Public Health on Monday.
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Suffice to say that a return to normal is not yet yet. Concretely, to turn on their projectors, cinemas will have to cap their reception capacity at 25%, up to a limit of one hundred people. They will also need to set up a reservation system to avoid excessive crowds at the cinemas. The layout of the rooms will also evolve. According to the new guidelines, halls will have to respect a distance of around two meters between each spectator. This implies condemning every other row, or placing consumers “in a checkerboard” fashion, so that social distancing is respected in all directions.
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