UPDATE: ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, CIELO VISTA MALL WILL CLOSE AT 7:00 p.m. IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REOPEN UNTIL MARCH 29. AS OF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT 3:30 p.m., BASSETT PLACE AND THE OUTLET SHOPPES OF EL PASO WILL REMAIN OPEN.

OFFICIALS WITH BASSETT PLACE AND THE OUTLET SHOPPES SAY STORES WILL BE SETTING THEIR OWN HOURS. IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON GOING TO THE MALLS, OR TO ANY RETAIL OUTLET, YOU SHOULD CALL BEFORE YOU GO TO FIND OUT THEIR HOURS OR IF THEY ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

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Cielo Vista Mall and Sunland Park Mall are temporarily limiting their hours of operation in response to the coronavirus crisis and health official’s warnings.

The modified hours for both malls are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday until further notice. On its website, Cielo Vista Mall management suggested people call or check the website of each store they plan to shop for individual operating hours.

Sunland Park Mall has taken the additional steps of closing the food hall area and play area, cancelling its annual photos with the Easter Bunny, and pressing pause on the Saturday Morning Cartoons events. Although the cancellation of photos with the Easter Bunny is not mentioned specifically on the Cielo Vista Mall website, all previous links to it have disappeared.

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