Ster-Kinekor to reopen cinemas this month

Ster-Kinekor announced that it plans to reopen its cinemas in South Africa thid month. 

The company’s cinemas have been closed since the start of the national lockdown on 27 March.

However, the company noted that the reopening will be done in phases to ensure that employees are operationally trained in COVID-19 health and safety measures and all necessary equipment is ready when trading begins.

The first 32 cinemas will resume operation on 28 August, while the remaining 21 cinemas will reopen on 18 September.

Ster-Kinekor Deputy CEO Motheo Matsau said the company has been preparing to welcome patrons back since the government announced cinemas could reopen on 6 July 2020.

“We have taken every step to ensure the safe return of our guests and staff to the cinema with our staff having undergone extensive COVID-19 operations training,” Matsau said in a statement.

The company will implement a number of extraordinary measures to ensure its cinemas are safe for its customers.

Here is a list of those protocols:

1. It will be using a misting device to treat its facilities’ frequently touched surfaces, lounge areas, foyers, hand railings, and seats.

2. Cinemas will also be sanitised before and after each show.

3. All tickets and snacks to be purchased on the Ster-Kinekor App or website to limit contact.

4. The wearing of masks and temperature screening will be compulsory when entering the cinema foyer

5. There will be regulated seating, marked foyer floors to manage social distancing. 

6. After the show, guests will be required to exit the auditorium row-by-row starting from the back of the cinema and must discard their empty snack containers in the dustbins which will be placed in the cinema foyers.

7. All staff will be screened before opening each day, as well as at between shifts.

 

Written by: Staff Writer.

Guzzle Media