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Once a dying piece of Americana, drive-ins have become a haven for moviegoers during the coronavirus pandemic. While traditional movie theaters have been closed due to social distancing restrictions, drive-ins have been able to show films. Although, it’s estimated that only 30 are open out of the 330 locations still operating.
Jim Kopp, owner of the Family Drive-in Theater in Stephens City, Virginia, said his theater keeps cars 10 feet apart and all of his ticketing and concession sales are now done online or through an app.
“It has changed the way we are doing business in that everything is online,” he said. “It is a contactless type of process.”
The drive-ins restrooms are also sanitized after each use, which has led to longer-than-average lines. —Sarah Whitten
7:30 am: Slovenia becomes first European country to call an end to the coronavirus pandemic
The Slovenian government has called an official end to its Covid-19 epidemic, after authorities recorded less than seven new infections each day for the past two weeks.
It means the mountainous nation of approximately 2 million people has become the first in Europe to announce the coronavirus spread is now under control.
Slovenia declared a nationwide epidemic on March 12, but authorities began easing lockdown measures from April 12.To date, the small EU member state has recorded 1,464 coronavirus cases, with 103 deaths nationwide, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. —Sam Meredith
Read coverage from CNBC’s Asia-Pacific and Europe teams overnight here: Russia’s cases top 262,000; London’s Canary Wharf plans for workers’ return
