Movie Theater Health Checks
Despite the ongoing threat of the coronavirus pandemic, states have started re-opening businesses in an attempt to help the economy. It is also a way to get people out of their homes, since it is driving people a little stir-crazy. While some businesses might be opening up again, it is still a very dangerous time for everyone since all it takes is a couple of people getting careless and the number of new cases will spike again. With that in mind business owners have to follow specific rules in order to be allowed to open again. This is the only way that things are going to work out the way that people want them to.
There are a lot of health checks in place in order for people to go back to the businesses they frequented. It also allows businesses the opportunity to keep good faith with the people that always frequent their establishments. If people found out that a business was a source of new infection cases, then a lot less people would want to go to that place in the future. These health checkpoints ensure that people can go in places, and also so that people who are infected will be identified. In a way, the business re-openings can be useful, but if there is even a small lapse in security then things will get worse.
A few things to keep in mind for people going through the checkpoints is that they will be asking questions, taking temperatures, and some places have airport-style security in place. Among the businesses that have re-opened in some states, movie theaters have some additional restrictions due to seating. Theaters have been forced to continue the social distancing plans while having tape in place in order to guide foot-traffic. Also adding to this is, theaters must also wipe down everything after a showing is finished. All of these things are what is in place if you want to go out to theaters in places they are re-opened.
Movie theaters were one of the first set of businesses to shut down in mid-March after the announcement of the pandemic. They were very quickly forced to ask for financial aid after all of this began due to their loss of revenue and they had to furlough most employees. Chain theaters such as AMC and Regal are choosing to remain closed until things settle down a bit. The chains have a plan that has them re-opening in mid- to late-June and mid-July to help account for all that is going on in the country. Even then, they will most likely have to follow the health check rules in place now, since this pandemic doesn’t seem like it will end soon.