Coronavirus: Infection fears cause cinema attendance to drop

Movie-goers at Golden Village Suntec having their temperatures taken before entering the cinema. ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
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SINGAPORE - It is not just shopping malls, restaurants and tourist attractions that have been quieter lately. Fears of Covid-19 infection are causing Singaporeans to shun cinemas as well.

One cinema operator reports that takings have dropped by almost half, while another says the situation, if it goes on for longer, could be "potentially life-threatening".

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