Businesses report good bookings
By Rhonda Dredge
Even though fear of COVID-19 is still gripping the community, businesses are adapting to the new health regime and are beginning to re-open.
ArtVo has re-opened at District Docklands with limited numbers in each viewing room.
The immersive gallery has a temperature gauge at the door and is providing four square metres for each person.
“We’re doing what we should,” PR Manager Lisa Oatham said. “A lot of people are fearful.”
She said there was a screen at the front desk to protect staff and they wouldn’t be able to help people take photos.
If you’ve got a cold or are mixing with someone who has a cold, “you shouldn’t be coming,” she said.
But the popular 3D gallery had already taken bookings in the lead-up to the school holidays.
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