WACO, Texas —
Beginning Friday, the Richland Mall will open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays, according to a press release from the mall.
“The health and well-being of our customers, employees, retail partners, and the communities we serve is always a top priority. As such, we have implemented a number of protective measures to keep our employees, retail partners and community healthy,” the release said. “We are closely monitoring updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and will follow guidelines put into place by the CDC as well as other local health and governmental agencies.”
The release asked that the public and customers use good judgment when they visit the mall. That includes following CDC guidelines for social distancing and hygiene. Anyone who has a fever or experiences and symptoms of COVID-29 is asked to stay home.
Safety measures Richland Mall will use:
- Will follow all applicable guidelines set forth by local officials and/or health departments.
- Encourage everyone on the property to follow social distancing guidelines.
- Prohibit groups of more than 10 people congregating in the mall common area.
- Mall events are canceled or postponed until further notice.
- Closed until further notice:
- Food court seating areas (food court tenants are encouraged to reopen for carry-out service)
- Children’s play area (where applicable)
- Soft seating areas and common area gathering spaces
- Drinking fountains
- Require mall management staff to wear masks while in common areas, public spaces or when other individuals are present.
- Require all vendors and contractors to wear masks in the common areas, public spaces or when other people are present.
- Encourage retailers to provide their employees with masks and that employees wear masks while interacting with others, when in the mall common area or public spaces.
- Place hand sanitizer units throughout the property.
- Conduct temperature checks on all mall management, security and janitorial staff upon the start of each shift.
- Require that anyone with a fever of 100.4 F or higher and/or anyone experiencing other symptoms return home and contact their healthcare provider.
- Increase the frequency of cleaning and sanitizing all high-traffic common areas with an enhanced focus on all touchpoints with CDC-recommended cleaning agents.
- Require each store and restaurant to follow applicable guidelines set forth by relevant government orders; which could include but are not limited to: occupancy restrictions, social distancing markers in checkout lines, cleaning and sanitizing procedures, and the closure of fitting rooms.
- Additional measures may be put into place or adjusted based on updated recommendations from the CDC or local health and governmental agencies.
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