Covid draft decree, here's how cinemas and theaters reopen. But there is the curfew problem

A draft of the new Covid decree, the one for reopenings on April 26, is circulating these hours, and it will give the green light to cinema and theater shows starting on this date. Shows, however, will reopen only in the yellow zone: the public, from what the draft says, will be able to return to theaters, concert halls, movie theaters, live-clubs and other venues or spaces, including outdoor venues where, precisely, shows are held.

The rules are stringent: shows, the draft reads, are “carried out exclusively with pre-assigned seating and on the condition that interpersonal distance of at least one meter is ensured both for spectators who are not habitually cohabiting and for staff.” Capacity changes: allowed a maximum of 50 percent of the maximum authorized capacity, with a maximum of 1,000 spectators for outdoor shows and 500 indoors, per individual hall (previously it was 400 and 200). The same rules also apply to sporting events of national interest (though with a maximum capacity at 25 percent). Shows and activities that cannot ensure safety conditions will remain suspended.

However, there remains the problem of the 10 p.m. curfew, which is expected to be kept in place even until July 31, although the hope is that it will be removed much sooner due to the improvement of the epidemiological situation and the continuation of the vaccination campaign. However, at least in the first few weeks, it will be a major limitation for activities that work in the evening (at the theater we typically go just before 10 p.m., and in several cinemas the last show often takes place beyond this time): operators are therefore waiting to see how exhibitors and the public will have to behave in relation to compliance with this rule.

Covid draft decree, here's how cinemas and theaters reopen. But there is the curfew problem

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