(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 18 - Italian cinema operator association ANEC chief Mario Lorini on Friday issued what he called a "red alert" for Italian cinemas after 500 screens closed across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    "We are heading for a 20% drop and the whole sector is at risk unless urgent government action is taken," he told ANSA.
    He said the survival of cinemas in Italy was at risk. (ANSA).