Illustrative image (Photo: cafef.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - TheState Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has asked Vietnamese credit institutions andforeign banks’ branches in the country to disinfect cash in a bid to curb the spreadof COVID-19 outbreak.
The sterilised cash must bealso stored for a certain period of time before returning to the market,according to the SBV.
The central bank has alsorequired the institutions to disinfect and sterilise cash transaction areas,stores and ATMs.
The institutions must provideface masks, gloves, hand sanitiser and other protective gear for thetellers who are in direct contact with cash at transaction offices.
The SBV also asked theinstitutions to promote online banking services in order to reduce face-to-facetransactions.
Earlier, the World HealthOrganisation (WHO) advised people to wash their hands and stop using cash ifpossible as the paper bills may help spread the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2that causes the global COVID-19 outbreak./.
The sterilised cash must bealso stored for a certain period of time before returning to the market,according to the SBV.
The central bank has alsorequired the institutions to disinfect and sterilise cash transaction areas,stores and ATMs.
The institutions must provideface masks, gloves, hand sanitiser and other protective gear for thetellers who are in direct contact with cash at transaction offices.
The SBV also asked theinstitutions to promote online banking services in order to reduce face-to-facetransactions.
Earlier, the World HealthOrganisation (WHO) advised people to wash their hands and stop using cash ifpossible as the paper bills may help spread the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2that causes the global COVID-19 outbreak./.
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