Beijing, Feb 18 (AFP/APP): On a Friday night in one of Beijing’s central shopping districts, the popular Megabox cinema is shuttered and empty. Like entertainment venues across the capital, the eight-screen movie theatre has been closed for nearly a month in response to the coronavirus outbreak which has swept China, infecting more than 70,000 people. Glossy posters for this year’s blockbusters hang inside the closed entrance, while a sign outside says it was closed to “avoid spreading infections”. No reopening date was given. The government told hundreds of millions of people to stay home through the Lunar New Year holiday … Continue reading Coronavirus casts shadow on China’s big screens