The guidelines for cinemas and auditoriums also include allowance of 50 per cent seating capacity. The management will have to control crowding in the common and waiting areas, make sanitisers available and ensure that the staff and patrons wear masks. Thermal check-up of the entrants has been made mandatory. Food is not allowed inside the hall. For multiplexes, show timings will be staggered to avoid crowding and digital ticket booking will have to be encouraged apart from opening more box office windows. In multiplexes where only double vaccinated visitors are allowed, the audience can enter by showing the movie tickets.

Owners have been instructed to control crowding at cinema halls

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For easy verification of vaccination claims, the staff and patrons should have Aarogya Setu app installed on their phones. Those fully vaccinated with a 14-day cooling period will be allowed to enter and work. Ventilation and air-conditioning should be as per the protocol. The temperature should be maintained between 24 and 30 degrees Celsius and humidity between 40 and 70.

SOPs for drama theatres

>> Designated backstage people, no guests backstage
>> Regular medical check-up of actors, especially child artistes and backstage staff  
>> Sanitisation/fumigation of the show’s property, green rooms and auditorium