Wuhan International Plaza offers free sanitation products to customers on its first day of repopening in Wuhan, capital city of Central China's Hubei province on March 30, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]
Several shopping malls in Wuhan, the city hardest hit by the novel coronavirus, reopened on Monday, as the epidemic has been basically checked.
The shopping malls under the three major commercial groups, Wushang groups, Zhongnan Commercial Groups and Hanshang Groups, restarted their operations on Monday morning.
The local authority said the rest of the shopping centers will gradually resume business in the near future.
Luo Fei, deputy general manager of Wushang Plaza Shopping Center, said that the center, including all products, had been disinfected before opening and all staff took part in a rehearsal three days in advance.
"All staff in shopping malls should wear face masks and we set temperature detection spots at the entrance," Luo said.
All customers should follow protective procedures, wear masks and show a health certificate before entering shopping malls, she added.
They suggest keeping distance from others to avoid potential virus spreading.
A customer surnamed Wang said she came to buy spring clothes because she had not bought clothes since the city’s lockdown on Jan 23.
In addition, the central business districts of Chuhehan Street and the Hanshang 21st Century Shopping Center also opened on Monday. Others are set to resume operations in early April.
Li Jia and Liu Na contributed to this story.
