Ontario is temporarily closing cinema screens in major markets amid a resurgent coronavirus outbreak. On Friday, Dr. David Williams, Ontario chief medical officer of health, told a press conference that cinemas, gyms and other venues with large indoor gatherings will be ordered to temporarily shut down for 28 days, or two COVID-19 incubation periods.
Cineplex, Canada's largest exhibition chain, said it will close 22 of its 68 theaters in Ontario at midnight tonight, with the shutdowns coming at venues in Toronto, Ottawa and Peel Region to comply with the tightened restrictions in those urban hot spots.