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Cinemas to local lockdowns: What's allowed, what's not in Unlock 5

Cinemas/ theatres/ multiplexes will be permitted to open with upto 50% of their seating capacity, for which, SOP will be issued by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

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PVR Cinemas employees wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suits sanitize a cinema hall, amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at PVR ICON, DLF Promenade Mall, Vasant Kunj in New Delhi on Friday

BS Web Team New Delhi

5 min read Last Updated : Sep 30 2020 | 9:30 PM IST

The union home ministry on Wednesday announced its fifth set of guidelines listing activities allowed outside containment zones for the coronavirus outbreak. The ban on international air travel continues and states will be allowed to decide if "cultural/ religious/ political functions" can have more than 100 attendees—a significant easing of rules as Bihar campaigns for assembly elections.

Here is what is allowed and what is not, according to the ministry's press release:

Activities permitted from 15th October 2020, in areas outside the Containment Zones

Cinemas/ theatres/ multiplexes will be permitted to open with upto 50% of their seating capacity,

Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown cinemas

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