The Ministry of Culture and Youth’s media regulatory office in the United Arab Emirates announced Sunday that all cinemas across the UAE will operate at maximum capacity starting Feb. 15.

Last week, the National Emergency Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA) announced that the UAE will gradually lift all coronavirus restrictions to reach full capacity at venues by mid-February.

However, NCEMA noted that emergency, crisis and disaster management committees and teams in every emirate will determine the maximum capacity and ease or tighten COVID-19 measures as they see fit.

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the UAE has confirmed 869,428 cases and 2,287 deaths.