However, with curfews still in place — 8.p.m in red zones, 9:30 p.m. in orange zones — and other restrictions still in effect, even movie theatre owners aren't sure if it will be worth it to reopen on Feb. 26. The inability to sell popcorn means Cinémas Guzzo movie theatres will likely stay closed, said Vincenzo Guzzo, the president and CEO. A spokesperson for Cineplex Entertainment, which operates cinemas across the province, said Wednesday they are still studying Quebec's announcement. Prativa Baral, an epidemiologist and doctoral candidate at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, says movie theatres should not be reopened, given the threat of COVID-19 variants. "If people can sit in a room in a movie theatre, that's exactly what they do when they come to the theatre," she said.

Source: CBC News February 17, 2021 18:44 UTC