Malls to reopen

Shopping centers and department stores are to reopen on June 1, the Shanghai Commission of Commerce said on Monday. Shopping centers and department stores are allowed to restart offline business in batches and in an orderly manner. The total customer flow should not exceed 50 percent of the maximum capacity before May 31 and not exceed 75 percent after June 1. Catering, hairdressing and homemaking services will also gradually resume, said the commission. Shanghai is inching back toward reopening after the latest resurgence of COVID-19 infections brought the megacity of 25 million to a standstill.