Savings Banks Limit Waiting Customers to 10 per Branch Starting from the 29th

"Limit Waiting Customers Inside Branch to 10 or Fewer Whenever Possible"

As the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) continues in South Korea, a street in downtown Seoul is showing a quiet scene during lunchtime on the 21st, with social distancing measures equivalent to level 3 being considered. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] Following commercial banks, savings banks will also limit the number of waiting customers inside branches to 10 as part of strengthened social distancing measures.

The Korea Federation of Savings Banks announced on the 28th that starting from the 29th, it will limit the number of waiting customers inside savings bank branches to preferably fewer than 10, in order to participate in the government's year-end and New Year special quarantine reinforcement measures and efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

For customers who cannot enter due to the limit, waiting lines will be marked at entrances and other locations to guide customers to maintain a distance of at least 2 meters from each other. Additionally, the distance between waiting customers inside branches will be maintained at 2 meters (minimum 1 meter) or more.

Transparent partitions will be installed at counters to block possible infections between customers and staff, as well as between customers. If partitions are not available, a distance of 2 meters (minimum 1.5 meters) or more will be maintained between consulting customers.

Meanwhile, savings bank branches located in the metropolitan area and Busan, where social distancing level 2.5 is in effect, are currently operating with reduced hours. Operating hours have been changed from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM to 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM.

Park Jae-sik, Chairman of the Korea Federation of Savings Banks, said, "As these measures are to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we ask for your understanding even if there is some inconvenience in use."

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