{"id":1604,"date":"2020-03-13T22:46:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T15:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illume-emag.com\/?p=1604"},"modified":"2020-03-13T22:46:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T15:46:53","slug":"chinese-banks-disinfect-banknotes-stop-spread-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/en\/chinese-banks-disinfect-banknotes-stop-spread-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese banks disinfect banknotes to stop spread of coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Used notes are being sealed and stored for up to 14 days after being disinfected, central bank says<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1605\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1605 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Chinese-banks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"372\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Chinese-banks.jpg 620w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Chinese-banks-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lavyon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Chinese-banks-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Man wearing a mask walks past the headquarters of the People\u2019s Bank of China in Beijing. Photograph: Jason Lee\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">China is disinfecting and isolating used banknotes as part of efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than 1,500 people, officials have said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Banks use ultraviolet light or high temperatures to disinfect yuan bills, then seal and store the cash for seven to 14 days \u2013 depending on the severity of the outbreak in a particular region \u2013 before recirculating them, China\u2019s central bank said at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The virus, which has infected more than 66,000 people in China and spread to more than two dozen other countries, has sparked a rush to disinfect public places and minimise contact between people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pharmacies across the country sold out of disinfectants and surgical masks in days after a lockdown was announced in late January in Wuhan, where the Covid-19 illness is believed to have emerged.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Office buildings have installed packets of tissue in elevators that tenants are encouraged to use when pressing buttons, while ride-hailing company Didi exhorts drivers to disinfect their cars daily.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fan Yifei, the deputy governor of China\u2019s central bank, said on Saturday that banks had been urged to provide new banknotes to customers whenever possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The central bank made an \u201cemergency issuance\u201d of 4bn yuan in new notes to Hubei province, the centre of the outbreak, before the recent lunar new year holiday, Fan added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The measures are intended to \u201csecure the public\u2019s safety and health when using cash\u201d, Fan said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But it is unclear how wide an impact the central bank\u2019s disinfection work will have, with increasing numbers of Chinese people preferring mobile payments over cash in recent years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2017, nearly three-quarters of Chinese respondents told an Ipsos survey they could survive a whole month without using more than 100 yuan in cash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the World Health Organization, Covid-19 can be spread through contaminated objects in addition to droplets and direct contact with infected patients.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Source: The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Used notes are being sealed and stored for up to 14 days after being disinfected, central bank says China is disinfecting and isolating used banknotes as part of efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than 1,500 people, officials have said. 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