New Zealand Moves Into Self Isolation, Closes Cinemas

Film and TV guilds, regional bodies and representatives of leading companies in New Zealand have joined forces to set up a coronavirus crisis center.The move comes the same day as the government put the entire country into lockdown for four weeks and New Zealand cinemas close for an indefinite period.The Screen Sector Covid-19 Action Group and its new online information hub are intended to help steer film and TV industry workers through the impact of the coronavirus crisis.

The country has only 102 confirmed cases of the virus to date, with only 2 of them believed to have come from local transmission, but mounting travel restrictions have forced the shut down of major international productions including the “Avatar” sequels and Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” TV series.On Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the whole country should move into self-isolation mode.

She raised a stage 3 alert, and

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