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Cinemas are safe spaces, group assures moviegoers

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Members of a sanitation team conduct disinfection and sanitation activities at the newly retrofitted cinemas of the Eastwood Mall on Oct. 14, 2021 in Quezon City. Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News/File" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/10/20/20211014-covid-cinema-preps-jvc-16.jpg"/><figcaption>Members of a sanitation team conduct disinfection and sanitation activities at the newly retrofitted cinemas of the Eastwood Mall on Oct. 14, 2021 in Quezon City. <em>Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA—An organization of cinema operators on Wednesday assured moviegoers it would be safe to watch movies on the silver screen once theaters in Metro Manila reopen after a 19-month closure.</p><p>&quot;We would like to assure the public that cinema is a safe place,&quot; Cinema Exhibitors Association of the Philippines president Charmaine Bauzon said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;In fact, LGUs have converted some theaters into vaccination centers, and no super-spreading were ever reported, even though people waited inside for hours.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/10/14/21/no-seatmates-allowed-when-cinemas-reopen-dilg">Bawal magkatabi: No seatmates allowed when cinemas reopen, says DILG</a></li></ul><p>Last week, the country&#x27;s pandemic task force allowed cinemas to reopen at 30 percent capacity for fully vaccinated individuals after placing the capital region under looser restrictions.</p><p>The CEAP said it would strictly impose health protocols to ensure the safety of moviegoers.</p><p>These protocols are:</p><ul>	<li>Monitoring of moviegoers’ body temperature as they enter the cinema</li>	<li>Moviegoers to present authentic vaccination card</li>	<li>Implement regulations set by the IATF and LGUs on facial coverings</li>	<li>No eating inside the cinema</li>	<li>Enforce socially-distanced seating</li>	<li>Encourage contact-less transaction in ticket-purchasing</li>	<li>Improved air ventilation</li>	<li>Availability of hand sanitizers at the cinema entrance</li>	<li>Mandatory hand-washing every 30 minutes for cinema employees</li>	<li>Deep cleaning between screenings</li></ul><p>The CEAP also stressed that only healthy, fully vaccinated individuals would be allowed back to cinemas.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/15/21/cinema-owners-gear-up-for-weekend-reopening">Cinema owners gear up for reopening, as restrictions ease</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/18/21/megaworld-prepares-cinemas-for-reopening">Sans popcorn, Megaworld prepares cinemas for reopening</a></li></ul><p>&quot;If you are experiencing a fever, cough, or other symptoms that could be related to COVID-19 – or think that you may have been exposed to COVID-19, please stay home and we welcome you to join us again in the future,&quot; Bauzon said.</p><p>The CEAP said the 19-month long closure of cinemas had &quot;dealt a severe blow to the entire movie industry, leading to unprecedented massive unemployment.&quot; </p><p>It is estimated that a workforce of some 336,000, including directors, screenwriters, ticket-sellers and cinema suppliers, has lost its livelihood, the group added.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1799575" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Cinema operators assured moviegoers it would be safe to watch movies on the silver screen once theaters in Metro Manila reopen.