Due to the Impact of COVID-19 in Italy, 'Mission: Impossible 7' Venice Filming Postponed

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] As the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Italy exceeded 200 and the death toll reached 7, intensifying the spread, the filming schedule for the movie "Mission: Impossible 7" in Venice has been postponed. The date for resuming filming has not been disclosed.

According to foreign media including the Associated Press, Paramount Pictures, the film production company, decided on the 24th (local time) to postpone the three-week filming schedule planned in Venice for Mission: Impossible 7. Paramount Pictures explained in a statement that this decision was made as a measure to protect the health of the production team and following the Venice government's recommendation to halt activities. The date for resuming filming has not been announced. Mission: Impossible 7, scheduled to be released in July next year, stars Tom Cruise, who has played the lead role throughout the series, and is a work attracting worldwide attention.

As of this day, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Italy has been counted at 229, with 7 deaths, making it the region with the highest number of patients outside Asia. It was also reported that an Italian tourist on Tenerife Island in the Spanish Canary Islands tested positive for COVID-19. ?ngel V?ctor Torres, the administrative chief of the Canary Islands, stated on Twitter that the patient is currently in isolation. Local media reported that this tourist is a doctor from Lombardy in northern Italy.

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