The movie theater in New York City, USA, which had been closed since March last year due to the influence of the new coronavirus, was reopened on the 5th for the first time in about a year, and long-awaited movie fans visited.
When resuming, it is required to wear a mask and limit the number of people who can watch it to a quarter of the number of seats.
Among them, a woman who was visiting a movie theater in Manhattan in the center of New York immediately said, "I was waiting for the day of resumption. I can watch movies at home, but I can only feel the presence at the movie theater." I was talking.
The movie theater manager said, "It's been a very long year. It's difficult to maintain management due to the limited number of seats, but first of all, I'm relieved to be able to resume business." ..
In March of last year, in the city of New York, where the spread of the new coronavirus was the most serious in the United States at that time, a measure called lockdown was taken to severely restrict economic activities, and movie theaters were closed as well as musical theaters. It continued.
The closure of movie theaters in major cities in the United States also led to postponement of the release of movies aimed at worldwide box office revenue.
According to a New York state report, the number of employees in the arts and entertainment industry as of December last year has decreased by more than 60% compared to the previous year, and it is greatly affected by long-term regulations. Has been clarified.