The Belgian government has now imposed additional restrictions to curb the rise in COVID-19 cases. This includes shuttering movie cinemas as well as mandating sporting events like soccer to be played behind closed doors.&nbsp;

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Among those not affected from new restrictions are museums, restaurants and bars that will remain open.

Also this week, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there would not be restrictions before Christmas but ones could come afterward as Omicron surges there.

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The Belgian government has now imposed additional restrictions to curb the rise in COVID-19 cases. This includes shuttering movie cinemas as well as mandating sporting events like soccer to be played behind closed doors.

The Belgian government has now imposed additional restrictions to curb the rise in COVID-19 cases. This includes shuttering movie cinemas as well as mandating sporting events like soccer to be played behind closed doors. These restrictions will start from this week according to the Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo who held a press conference today. Feeling like March 2020? Here's how Covid Omicron is affecting entertainment again Christmas 2021: 5 easy cake recipes to try at home this festive season Among those not affected from new restrictions are museums, restaurants and bars that will remain open. Also this week, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there would not be restrictions before Christmas but ones could come afterward as Omicron surges there. Yearender 2021: Movies that brought audiences back to theatres

Belgium to close movie halls amid Omicron rise

India&#39;s&nbsp;Supreme Court ordered Wednesday that the national anthem be played in cinema halls across the country before every movie.

The anthem, the court added, is to be accompanied by the&nbsp;national flag on screen and everyone in the hall must stand for it.&nbsp;

&quot;When the national anthem is played it is imperative for everyone to show honour and respect. It would instill a sense of committed patriotism and nationalism,&quot; the country&#39;s highest court said.

The public interest litigation to which the court replied was filed by Shyam Narayan Chouksey, who runs an NGO in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

He had asked that protocol to do with the playing of the anthem be set, and also that misuse of the anthem be stopped.&nbsp;

In response, the court directed that nobody was to eke commercial benefit from the anthem, nor was there to be any dramatisation of it.&nbsp;

It used to be compulsory for cinema halls to play the national anthem in the 60s -- and people by and large stood for it. But the practice faded away over time.

(This report first appeared in DNA)

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The anthem is to be accompanied by the national flag on screen, everybody must stand

India's Supreme Court ordered Wednesday that the national anthem be played in cinema halls across the country before every movie. The anthem, the court added, is to be accompanied by the national flag on screen and everyone in the hall must stand for it. "When the national anthem is played it is imperative for everyone to show honour and respect. It would instill a sense of committed patriotism and nationalism," the country's highest court said. The public interest litigation to which the court replied was filed by Shyam Narayan Chouksey, who runs an NGO in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He had asked that protocol to do with the playing of the anthem be set, and also that misuse of the anthem be stopped. In response, the court directed that nobody was to eke commercial benefit from the anthem, nor was there to be any dramatisation of it. It used to be compulsory for cinema halls to play the national anthem in the 60s -- and people by and large stood for it. But the practice faded away over time. (This report first appeared in DNA)

Supreme Court of India: National anthem to be played in cinemas before every movie

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