The sector is against the introduction of Covid passports.
UK exhibitors are bringing in agency workers and moving staff between sites to save cinemas from temporarily closing as an increasing number of employees are told to self-isolate as part of the UK government’s Covid-19 safety measures.
No cinemas have yet closed as a result of the so-called pingdemic, said Phil Clapp, chief executive of the UK Cinema Association (Ukca). But it is possible some may have to reduce their opening hours.
The ‘pingdemic’ refers to the notification a person receives via an NHS app that means they must quarantine...
UK exhibitors are bringing in agency workers and moving staff between sites to save cinemas from temporarily closing as an increasing number of employees are told to self-isolate as part of the UK government’s Covid-19 safety measures.
No cinemas have yet closed as a result of the so-called pingdemic, said Phil Clapp, chief executive of the UK Cinema Association (Ukca). But it is possible some may have to reduce their opening hours.
The ‘pingdemic’ refers to the notification a person receives via an NHS app that means they must quarantine...
- 7/27/2021
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
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