As cases rise, Covid-19 testing could dent Holi sales for Mumbai malls

As the Holi weekend nears, a stagnation in sales is the last thing that mall owners and operators want.

Malls and shopping centres in the financial capital will have to contend with rapid antigen tests from Monday.
 
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has set a daily target of at least 400 rapid antigen tests per mall as Covid-19 cases rise steadily in the city, said civic officials.
 
The impact, say executives at the city’s key malls, will be immediate. “Certainly, there will be an impact on sales. While the recovery rate in terms of sales was around 85-90 per cent in February, we have seen it stagnate in the last two to three weeks. Random testing could