Largest Mall in Orange County Reopens After COVID-19 Shutdown

Customers enter the South Coast Plaza shopping mall on the first day of reopening following a shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Aug. 31, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

COSTA MESA, Calif.—South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa—the largest shopping mall in Orange County—reopened on Aug. 31 after the state of California relaxed restrictions on indoor businesses in counties with lower case counts of COVID-19.

Over 100 different shops, along with 20 restaurants, reopened on the first day allowed by law. Many businesses opted to remain closed in light of ongoing state restrictions, including mandatory face coverings and customer limits.