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The municipality of the city of Tel Aviv, Israel today inaugurated a floating cinema, designed to enjoy the big screen even when the pandemic caused the closure of all theaters in the country.
In boats, two meters away and under the light of the stars. This is a covid-19 version movie theater, at least in Tel Aviv. There hundreds of Israelis had this Saturday an experience canceled in much of the world in recent months: watch a movie on a giant screen.
They came 70 small boats, each with four seats and floating on the lake in Hayarkón park, to the north of the city. For the next six nights, two movies will air each. This cinema is a joint initiative between the municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo and the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, Israel.
The proposal follows another in which city residents were able to watch movies screened in the parking lot of a basketball stadium, from the comfort of your cars.
“The initiative of showing films in the lake of Hayarkón Park is another creative way to spend the hot days of August. The activity complies with the guidelines of the Ministry of Health, ”said Ron Huldaí, mayor of the city. The challenges that the pandemic presents for cultural life were also highlighted. He also announced that they will continue to think of alternatives to make up for the lack of recreational activities.
Israel is currently facing a severe second wave of coronavirus and surpassed 100,000 total cases yesterday, more than 20,000 of them still active. So far they were registered 809 deaths and 390 people They are in serious condition. The Israeli government has been evaluating the implementation of new restrictions for weeks, which have not yet been applied and which could be put to a vote in the coming days.
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