It has been approved to start cinemas at 50 percent capacity from October 15. The Central Government has announced regulations in this regard. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar gave information in this regard.
As per the decision of the Home Ministry & the advice of the Ministry of Health, & the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued regulations in this regard
Here are the SOP’s for the exhibition of films
1 Occupancy of the auditorium shall not be more than 50 per cent
2 Adequate physical distancing while seating
3 Seats ‘Not to be occupied’ shall be marked as such
4 Provision for hand wash and hand sanitizers
5 Installation and use of the Arogya Setu App shall be advised to all
6 Thermal screening to be carried out. Only asymptomatic individuals shall be allowed
7 Self-monitoring of health and reporting any illness
8 Staggered show timings shall be followed for different screens
9 Digital modes of payments to be encouraged
10 Regular cleaning and disinfection of the box office, and other areas
11 Sufficient number of counters at the box office shall be opened
12 audience encouraged to avoid movement during the intermission
13 Floor markets shall be used for physical distancing for queue management at the box office
14 Purchase of tickets at the box office to be open throughout the day, advance booking to be allowed to avoid crowding
15 Spitting shall be strictly prohibited
16 Respiratory etiquettes to be strictly followed
17 Only packaged food and beverages shall be allowed; no delivery inside the hall
18 Multiple sale counters for food and beverage
19 Measures for the safety of sanitization staff such as adequate provisions for gloves, boots, masks, PPE, etc
20 Contact number shall be taken to facilitate contact tracing
21 Sufficient number of counters at the box office shall be opened
22 COVID-19 related stigmatisation or unruly behavior shall be dealt with strictly
23 The temperature setting of all air conditioning should be in the range of 24-30 degree Celsius
24 Public service announcements on wearing masks, physical distancing and hand hygiene to be made before and after screening and during intermission.
Team Marvelous Belgaum requested that all Belgaum residents should take care of themselves with proper masking, sanitizing & physical distancing
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