Dublin cinema goers will be asked to leave every second seat unoccupied as part of safety measures against the spread of coronavirus.
Omniplex has introduced a new “in-cinema seat separation” rule in a bid to encourage social distancing.
The news comes as more cases of the deadly COVID-19 have been confirmed across the country.
Other measures include self-scanning of tickets, encouraging conmtacless payments and online bookings, increased cleaning regimes, and hand sanitising stations in every cinema foyer.
Mark Anderson, Director of Omniplex Cinemas said: “In-Cinema Seat Separation will give 1m separation between each guest, as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for social distancing. By reducing our capacity by 50% we hope to give cinemagoers peace of mind when attending the movies.”
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