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Earlier this week, the Delhi government placed cinema halls, metros, malls and religious places under ‘super spreader’ zones in the wake of increasing number of covid cases, a move that trade experts deem unwarranted given that theatres are not only following all safety and hygiene protocols, there is also no proof of cases originating or spreading from cinemas.Trade experts and theatre owners say cinemas.