Theatres in Georgia given coronavirus regulations to reopen on October 1
Spectators will be seated in a chessboard / staggered manner, skipping one seat between places, and the use of face masks will be mandatory. Photo: Royal District Theatre.
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The Georgian Labour Conditions Inspection Department has issued a series of coronavirus regulations for theatres to reopen on October 1.
Head of the department Beka Peradze told the media today that the maximum time for theatregoers to be inside buildings will be three hours.
Spectators will be seated in a chessboard/staggered manner, skipping one seat between places, and the use of face masks will be mandatory.
Before entering buildings, staff and spectators must undergo thermal screening.
Theatrical performances will be held without an intermission.
Theatrical performances were suspended in Georgia at the end of March in order to prevent the risk of spreading COVID-19.
Kindergartens and theaters will be opened on October 1 in Georgia, while schools and cinemas will open on September 15, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has announced.
Georgian schools and universities will reopen on September 15, depending the epidemiological situation in the country. Head of the National Disease Control Centre (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze stated that there will be safety measures for schools and universities in order to prevent the risk of spreading virus.
Open and closed swimming pools, saunas and baths must follow a set of recommendations issued by the Georgian Health Ministry after reopening.
The Georgian Ministry of Health has issued a series of coronavirus regulations for gyms and fitness centres to reopen today. Gyms were closed in mid-March 2020 in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
The reopening of theatres and cinemas, which was planned for November 1 has been postponed due to the severe epidemiological situation in Georgia.