People still jostle to withdraw money during the Covid-19 pandemic
(Baonghean.vn) - Entering the third day of implementing Directive 16 on social distancing, in Yen Thanh town, Yen Thanh district, people still gathered in large numbers when withdrawing money at ATMs, some people even did not wear masks.
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| People jostle to withdraw money at an Agribank ATM in Yen Thanh town. Photo taken at 8am on April 3. Photo: Van Truong |
According to the regulations of Directive 16 of the Prime Minister on social distancing from April 1 to April 15, 2020, it is necessary to strictly maintain a minimum distance of 2m when communicating; no more than 2 people gather in public places, but this morning (April 3), there were still dozens of people standing close together at the ATM of Agribank (Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) in Yen Thanh town to withdraw money. There were even some people who were subjective and did not wear masks.
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| People withdraw money with their bare hands without any hand sanitizer, so the risk of infection is very high. Photo: Van Truong |
It was observed that this ATM did not have a bottle of hand sanitizer, nor did it have a note warning people to maintain good hygiene and wear masks.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Tinh in Xuan Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district said: Knowing that gathering in crowded places during the epidemic will be very dangerous, but because of necessity, I still have to go to the ATM to withdraw money. If the bank puts a bottle of hand sanitizer in, it will be better.
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| Dozens of people were present at the ATM. Photo: Van Truong |
The evolution ofThe Covid-19 epidemic is very complicated, not only outside ATMs, atBranchAt Agribank Yen Thanh, people still come to do transactions in large numbers, even sitting close together to wait their turn to do procedures. At this bank, there is a bottle of hand sanitizer placed in front for customers to wash their hands, but no one measures the body temperature of customers entering to do transactions.
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| Although the epidemic is complicated, some people waiting to withdraw money do not wear masks. Photo: Van Truong |
Mr. Nguyen Van Duc - Director of Agribank Yen Thanh admitted that there was no hand sanitizer bottle at the ATM for customers to wash their hands. Regarding the issue of customers entering the office, the unit assigned a security guard to regulate customers to ensure distance, but due to the large number of customers entering, there were many difficulties.
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| People sit close together waiting to complete procedures at Agribank in Yen Thanh town. Photo taken at 8:30 a.m. on April 3. Photo: Van Truong |
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| People crowded into the bank to do transactions but their temperature was not taken. Photo: Van Truong |
Faced with the complicated developments of the acute respiratory disease caused by the new strain of Covid-19 virus, following the direction of the Prime Minister, the State Bank has requested all banks in the entire system to advise people to limit the use of cash and go to crowded places... Therefore, all people and Agribank Yen Thanh need to strictly follow the regulations to avoid the risk of spreading Covid-19.
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