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Open, close: Metro mayors to suspend cinema operations as they grapple with COVID upsurge
Metro Manila mayors have agreed to temporarily suspend the operations of cinemas and amusement arcades due to an "alarming" rise in COVID-19 cases.
MMDA Chairperson Benhur Abalos stated that a resolution to formalize this suspension will be signed by the mayors on Monday, March 8.
The suspension is intended to be temporary and further actions will depend on the monitoring of positive cases.
This decision was made during a meeting of the mayors on Saturday, March 6, acknowledging the increasing number of reported COVID-19 cases.
Cinemas were only allowed to reopen on March 5, operating at 25 percent capacity, after their reopening was previously postponed.
The National Capital Region remains under general community quarantine (GCQ).
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