Yen Thanh residents jostle at ATMs despite epidemic warnings
(Baonghean.vn) - In the days before Tet, the demand for cash withdrawals is so high that ATMs in Yen Thanh town, Yen Thanh district are overloaded, with a "long line" of people jostling to withdraw money, causing a very high risk of spreading the disease.
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At the Vietinbank ATM in Yen Thanh town, there is no sanitizer for customers to use. Photo: Van Truong |
Available at 2 ATMsVietinbankIn Yen Thanh town, the flow of people withdrawing money is increasing, mainly workers from the southern provinces returning to their hometowns to withdraw money. Even during the epidemic season, people are standing close together, and there is no hand sanitizer at the ATM.
Ms. Tran Thi Minh in Nam Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district said: After working for hire in the South for a whole year, I saved a little money in my card. When I returned home, I withdrew money to spend for Tet. There were so many people that I had to wait for more than 2 hours without getting my turn.
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A long line of people jostling to withdraw money during the epidemic season in Yen Thanh town, the risk of disease transmission is very high. (Photo taken on February 10, 2021). Photo: Van Truong |
Currently, the Covid-19 epidemic is very complicated, people withdrawing money need to stand at a safe distance, especially at ATMs, there must be hand sanitizer bottles for people to make transactions to minimize the risk of disease infection.

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