In an effort to curb coronavirus' spread, five northern regions in Italy have officially canceled all public events from February 23 to March 1, which includes closing all schools, museums, concert halls and cinemas
Pedestrians walk along a covered walkway in Milan, Italy, on Monday, Feb. 24.More than 230 people have been infected with the coronavirus in Italy, with seven individuals succumbing to the illness. In an effort to curb its spread, five northern regions in Italy, Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Friuli Venezia-Giulia and Emilia Romagna, have officially cancelled all public events from February 23 to March 1, which includes closing all schools, museums, concert halls and cinemas.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has warned that the outbreak and ensuing panic is fated to have a “very strong” impact on the already fragile Italian economy. As Italy’s highest box office sales are geographically concentrated in the Lazio region and upwards, the effects of the shutdown on the entertainment industry have already been devastating. Box office sales were down 44 percent this past weekend compared to the previous week, and down 30 percent compared to the same weekend last year.
According to ANEC, the National Association of Cinema Retailers, an estimated 850 cinemas or 1830 screens, which represent 45 percent and 48 percent of the country’s total respectively, are closed in response to the outbreak. And several releases scheduled for next weekend have already been postponed, including Giorgio Diritti’s Berlinale hit
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