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Banks to recycle inward currency notes only after 48 hours on corona threat
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SME Times News Bureau | 02 Apr, 2020
As the corona pandemic turns multifaceted, concerns are arising over the
use of currency notes and banks have been advised not to recycle inward
currencies and do so only after 48 hours.
As a per a circular
issued to banks in Kerala, all member banks of the SLBC that the inward
currencies at branches should not be recycled. The inward currencies are
to be separately wrapped in packets with date and to be recycled only
after 48 hours.
"We infer that currency notes are a probable
threat for spread of coronavirus. Health Department has also opined that
coronavirus could sustain on infected currency notes for about 12
hours."
Canara Bank has issued a circular today to the SLBC member banks in Kerala.
The
staff in the branches have been asked to take precautions including
wearing masks, gloves, using sanitisers and ensuring social distancing.
Earlier, Indian Banks' Association (IBA) has made an appeal to people to wash their hands after touching or counting currency.
IBA
had also asked customers to use online and mobile banking channels for
making their transactions and avoid visiting bank branches.
"Wash
your hands with soap for at least 20 seconds before and after physical
banking/currency counting/AEPS (Aadhaar-enabled payments)," IBA had said
in a public appeal.
Traders body, the Confederation of All India
Traders had also flagged these concerns to Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman about the possible spread of coronavirus through currency
notes.
CAIT had said that usage of paper currency which is (the)
most dreaded carrier for different viruses and infections due to rapid
change of hands between unknown people and thus becomes a health hazard.
It
cited the safety of polymer currency, mentioning 13 countries who have
switched entirely to these notes, ditching paper variants, and more than
15 countries in line to do so.
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