Due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, Italy has closed nearly half of its cinemas, about 850

According to Italian media AGI, Mario Lorini, president of the Italian Association of Cinema Exhibitors (ANEC), said that due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, Italy had closed about 850 cinemas and 1,830 screens last week, accounting for 45% and 48% of the number of cinemas and screens in Italy respectively.

The epidemic has also dealt a heavy blow to the Italian film production industry, with many new films originally scheduled for this weekend being postponed. Five regions in northern Italy, including Piedmont, Lombardy and Veneto, have closed all public places, including schools and cinemas.

The closure of cinemas also caused a sharp drop in the Italian box office, which dropped by 4.4 million euros last weekend, a 44% drop, and 2.4 million euros, a 30% drop compared to the same period last year. In particular, Sunday is usually the highest-grossing day of the week, but last Sunday's box office was 673,000 euros less than Saturday, a loss of 2 million euros compared to the previous Sunday, and a 1.6 million euro drop compared to the same Sunday last year.

So far, Italy has confirmed more than 230 cases of COVID-19 infection, and at least 7 people have died from it.