Look upon a packed mall in Southern California

"'You do see lines outside of stores, but that’s because they’re really reducing occupancy to 20 percent in stores. So when you’re inside you feel like V.I.P.,' said [the] Director of Public Relations for Citadel Outlets."

Even with COVID-19 hospitalizations at an all-time high in LA County and virus spread accelerating at rates never seen before, the Citadel Outlets look packed with holiday shoppers searching for parking spots. https://t.co/siWsYWviTN pic.twitter.com/4MPPoI95Tv

— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) December 20, 2020