New Delhi : Union Home Ministry on Thursday laid out new rules for opening of shopping malls, restaurants and hotels from Monday following the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.
i. Entrance to have mandatory hand hygiene (sanitizer dispenser) and thermal screening provisions.
ii. Only asymptomatic customers/visitors shall be allowed.
iii. All workers/customers/visitors to be allowed entry only if using face cover/masks.
The face cover/masks has to be worn at all times inside the shopping mall.
iv. Adequate manpower shall be deployed by Mall Management for ensuring social distancing norms.
v. All employees who are at higher risk i.e. older employees, pregnant employees and employees who have underlying medical conditions, to take extra precautions.
vi. Proper crowd management in the parking lots and outside the premises – duly following social distancing norms shall be ensured.
vii. Any shops, stalls, cafeteria etc., outside and within the premises shall follow social distancing norms at all times.
viii. Specific markings may be made with sufficient distance to manage the queue and ensure social distancing in the premises.
ix. Preferably separate entry and exits for visitors, workers and goods/supplies shall be organized.
x. Required precautions while handling supplies, inventories and goods in the shopping mall shall be ensured. Proper queue management and disinfection shall be organized.