Health experts have said soreness in your muscles may be a sign of the most serious coronavirus cases.
23.03.2020 - 14:35 / deadline.com
By Nancy Tartaglione
International Box Office Editor/Senior Contributor
As the number of new cases of the coronavirus shows signs of abating in China, a smattering of cinemas re-opened in a handful of provinces across the country this weekend. On Friday, there were 486 movie theaters back at work, while Saturday the total was upped to 507, local reports say. This reps just 4.5% of the Middle Kingdom exhibition infrastructure and brought in an estimated $4,355 on Saturday, per ticketing
Health experts have said soreness in your muscles may be a sign of the most serious coronavirus cases.
Chinese president Xi Jinping indicated that cinemas should remain shut while on a tour to Zhejiang province that otherwise signaled Beijing’s desire to get its economy back on track post-coronavirus, state media said on Wednesday.
Over 500 cinemas in the country had re-opened their doors over the last week
More than 200 movie theaters will resume operation in Shanghai on Saturday after two months of closure to contain the spread of coronavirus, local authorities said Thursday. The Chinese commercial capital is the country's first tier-one metropolis to resume theatrical moviegoing in a significant way, following the lead of less populous provinces that tested the water for limited cinema re-openings a week ago.
The human and economic toll of the lockdowns againstthe coronavirusmounted Thursday as India struggled to feed the multitudes, Italy shut down most of its industry and a record-shattering 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits in a single week. The U.S.
The United States has now surpassed China as the country with the most coronavirus cases in the world.
China has re-opened a portion of its cinemas as it emerges from its coronavirus shutdown. But they’re far from back to business as usual.
By Nancy Tartaglione
By Dino-Ray Ramos
More than 500 cinema screens have reopened in China, where the coronavirus outbreak is seen to be receding, though box office takings remain minimal as the public is mostly staying away.
China’s main state-owned distributor plans to issue a batch of half a dozen films, from which cinemas will keep all income, in order to get the country’s exhibition sector back on its feet after long closures due to coronavirus, it has said.
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