Bank of Russia reminds about preventive measures in using payment methods
16 March 2020
News
The Bank of Russia issues “clean banknotes” to credit organisations, which are kept in accordance with standard procedures for no less than 14 days from the date of receipt. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the life span of a paper-borne coronavirus is
The WHO does not strictly recommend not to use cash, but hypothetically, cash may also be a virus transmitting channel. It is strongly recommended to wash hands and not to touch your face when using cash for payments.
Similar precautions should be taken when entering PIN-codes to complete purchase payments with cards. Contactless payments are the safest.
We also recommend that you read the information provided by Rospotrebnadzor.
Preview photo: Vershinin89 / Shutterstock / Fotodom