Simon Properties the company that owns and operates Ontario Mills said in a Press Release that the mall will begin to open May 26th.
No all of the malls businesses are listed as open yet on the malls website but they are anticipating more stores to open soon as the region moves farther through the stages of Covid-19 reopening. The nice part is if your craving a pretzel from Auntie Annies you can now get that craving fixed as one of the malls locations is listed as open.
Shoppers who are still concerned about leaving home and returning to normal should know that the mall isn’t throwing caution to the wind. Below is a list of precautions that the mall is taking to make sure everyone remains healthy and safe:
• Enhanced sanitation and disinfecting using the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) approved products with an emphasis on high-traffic locations such as dining areas, restrooms, escalators, stairs, directories, trash bins and door knobs.
• Shopper safeguards that include making available protective masks, sanitizing wipes and temperature testing at entrances or property offices, as well as the encouragement of pre-visit health screenings to ensure shoppers stay home if they have exhibited COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms within 72 hours.
• Hand sanitizing stations will be deployed throughout the property.
• Signage promoting CDC guidelines for maintaining personal hygiene will be prominently displayed throughout the property.
• Preemptive employee health screening to ensure that employees do not arrive at work within 72 hours of exhibiting COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms.
• Employee safety protections including implementing the CDC’s COVID-19 frequent hand-washing protocols, and offering personal protective equipment in addition to other CDC recommended practices.
• Promotion and enforcement of social distancing practices, including occupancy limitations, furniture and restroom spacing, closure of play areas and strollers, as well as coordinated traffic flow with traffic signage and distance markers.
So the question is are you ready to return to shopping yet? If not what will it take for you?