. >> reporter: with san francisco on the state's coronavirus watch list and infection rates othen rise the city's mallles have once again closed their doors. the majority of the businesses in the westfield center and galleria have shut down. >> and your inside with that it's much more likely that people can be infected. so that is what closing those spaces will help us benefits >> reporter: opinions on closing the mall are split and some are opposed. >> i think it's asinine. i think it's ridiculous. i've listened to several exparts around the country and they say it's going wrong the way california is doing it. >> reporter: there are exceptions, you can see businesses that have entranced to the sidewalk can remain open. the restrictions are set to remain in place until the city's inflections and hospitalization rates trend downwards. >> the city of san francisco and the department of public health we're doing 60% of the tests. so the mayor and the health director has asked our private partlyners to partners have increased testing. >> guidelines theclude wearing a facial covering and ma