Kuwaitis wearing face masks walk inside the re-opened Avenues Mall, the country's largest shopping centre, on June 30, 2020 in Kuwait City after almost a four-months shutdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19 in the country. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
Kuwaitis wearing face masks walk inside the re-opened Avenues Mall, the country's largest shopping centre, on June 30, 2020 in Kuwait City after almost a four-months shutdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19 in the country. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
Kuwaiti security check a visitor's temperature at the entrance of the re-opened Avenues Mall, the country's largest shopping centre, on June 30, 2020 in Kuwait City after almost a four-months shutdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19 in the country. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
KUWAIT: People around Kuwait returned to malls which reopened Tuesday after 110 days of shutdown to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. In addition to shopping after months of lockdown, malls provide a reprieve for people looking to spend some time outside while avoid the scorching heat. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
A Kuwaiti member of staff uses a walkie-talkie at the re-opened 360 Mall in the capital Kuwait City, on July 1, 2020, after 110 days of shutdown to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
Kuwaitis wearing protective masks shop at the re-opened 360 Mall in the capital Kuwait City, on July 1, 2020, after 110 days of shutdown to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
A sales clerk checks the temperature of visitors at a shop at the re-opened 360 Mall in the Kuwaiti capital Kuwait City, on July 1, 2020, after 110 days of shutdown to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
A retail member of staff sprays disinfectant on the hands of Kuwaiti visitors at the re-opened 360 Mall in the capital Kuwait City, on July 1, 2020, after 110 days of shutdown to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
Kuwaitis wearing face masks walk inside the re-opened Avenues Mall, the country's largest shopping centre, on June 30, 2020 in Kuwait City after almost a four-months shutdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19 in the country. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
Kuwaitis wearing protective masks shop at the re-opened 360 Mall in the capital Kuwait City, on July 1, 2020, after 110 days of shutdown to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
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