After a two month long lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the government has now allowed shopping malls and religious institutions to start functioning.

But how safe is it to visit shopping malls at a time when more than 10,000 people are contracting the virus in India on a daily basis? How can mall owners keep their customers safe and what are the precautions being taken?

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