BOT gives advice on disinfecting cash

By THE NATION

 

 

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has advised people on how to clean banknotes and coins to ensure they are not contaminated with Covid-19 virus.

 

The BOT said that people could disinfect the notes by soaking them in soap solution or dishwashing liquid for a short period. The notes should then be rinsed with water before being gently dabbed with a cloth and placed under the sun to dry.

 

The central bank advised people not to clean banknotes with washing powder or bleach, or by baking or boiling them, which would damage the notes.

 

Furthermore, the BOT said that people should use digital payment methods wherever possible, to avoid touching banknotes and coins which may be contaminated with the virus.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30385495

 

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I want to use credit card for every transaction, but only the mall or big companies accept the payment. Most of the small businesses accept cash. Difficult for cashless.

Is this a joke????Why aren't they disinfecting them before circulation like Chinese did??...to sun dry notes???.. this is ridiculous.... barbaric beyond belief!

Just wash yr hands. Washing notes is nonsense unless you kiss money.

 

wash your hands regularly for at least 20 seconds, surely people know this by now?

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

BOT gives advice on disinfecting cash

the intelligent, the great minority here, might both understand this and do it

32 minutes ago, hashmodha said:

Is this a joke????Why aren't they disinfecting them before circulation like Chinese did??...to sun dry notes???.. this is ridiculous.... barbaric beyond belief!

Did it help the Chinese?

 

As for describing BOTs recommendation as "Barbaric"...words fail me.

Does this apply to foreign notes too or are they not to be exchanged under any circumstances?

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

The central bank advised people not to clean banknotes with washing powder or bleach, or by baking or boiling them, which would damage the notes

but a 30 minute simmer only in with the Sunday lunch vegetables should do the trick .. or give it to the bird to clean .. though it might not come back if you do that .. 

15 hours ago, hashmodha said:

Is this a joke????Why aren't they disinfecting them before circulation like Chinese did??...to sun dry notes???.. this is ridiculous.... barbaric beyond belief!

How does a bank disinfect notes once they are in circulation?

If you really want to clean your bank notes effectively, just iron them. That is enough heat to destroy the virus.

8 minutes ago, stephen tracy said:

How does a bank disinfect notes once they are in circulation?

Could it be called "Money Laundering?"

15 hours ago, hashmodha said:

Is this a joke????Why aren't they disinfecting them before circulation like Chinese did??...to sun dry notes???.. this is ridiculous.... barbaric beyond belief!

Sometimes I wonder if some people are on the same planet even.  The advice is about notes in circulation - what are you thinking?

 

A light alcohol spray should do the trick and they dry off in minutes.

Edited April 7, 20206 yr by Greenside

I have a question to our members and moderators: Is the ironing, or the washing, or the spraying of bank notes possibly a violation of the lese majeste law, as the image of the king is on all of them?

 

My wife has been doing this cleaning of banknotes for 2 weeks now, but she has always viewed banknotes as 'dirty' so I am not surprised.

 

To be honest we are hardly spending any money right now so not many notes to clean.

 

Is a discussion about money laundering allowed on TV? ????

 

Edited April 7, 20206 yr by Saltire

2 hours ago, fxe1200 said:

If you really want to clean your bank notes effectively, just iron them. That is enough heat to destroy the virus.

As long as the notes are not the plastic ones or they will shrink.

What we know so far:

• traces of the virus can be found up to 24 hours on paper, boxes etc.
• none of the infection where related to other than human to human contact
• traces recovered in super infected areas could not be used in laboratories, so been NOT contagious

Stop creating panic and hyper sensitivity. There are simple rules to follow

• stay at home if you can
• stay min 1.5 meter away of others
• Cough or sneeze in tissue or better in armpit
• was your hand properly as often you can
• if in public wear a face mask (even as the protection is questionable) but no harm done if you wear one

Act as a grow-up adult and stay healthy.

What a load of rubbish, clean your hands before you touch, clean your hands after you touch, how much simpler could it be and if that means cleaning your hands 100 times a day so be it.

I thought it was illegal to launder money. 

4 hours ago, Saltire said:

My wife has been doing this cleaning of banknotes for 2 weeks now, but she has always viewed banknotes as 'dirty' so I am not surprised.

Is a discussion about money laundering allowed on TV? ????

 

On a regular day money is filthy-nasty. These days the possibilities for infection bloom like a thousand star of death flowers.

I sat down and thought about not so much washing, rinsing and putting it out on the line to dry, but just kill and kill again.

 

So I took the spray bottle normally used to mist shirts before ironing and gave all the money a light spray, set the iron to Cotton Setting and got my money to sizzling like bacon on the ironing board. A few 100º higher than needed should be good to kill anything. It looks so nice and crisp!

 

But, does anybody know why so much money smells like dirty feet?

6 hours ago, Greenside said:

Sometimes I wonder if some people are on the same planet even.  The advice is about notes in circulation - what are you thinking?

 

A light alcohol spray should do the trick and they dry off in minutes.

So you waste your money on alcohol, then waste your alcohol on money. Simple.   LOL

4 hours ago, GreasyFingers said:

6 hours ago, fxe1200 said:

If you really want to clean your bank notes effectively, just iron them. That is enough heat to destroy the virus.

As long as the notes are not the plastic ones or they will shrink.

Which Thai banknotes are plastic?  The 20s, 50s, 100s, 500s and 1,000s aren't, is there a new note in circulation?

37 minutes ago, PeteDaKat said:

 

But, does anybody know why so much money smells like dirty feet?

There are people who like to fondle their cash, over and over. Also called misers.

I would have thought the easiest way to disinfect notes would be putting them under a UV light for a couple of minutes.

I tried a toaster on a 20 baht note, results were not good.

Light the gas burner and hold the notes over then and there’s no more virus ???? ???? ???? ????

 

and boils the coins of course ????

Surely placing in the scorching hot Thai sunshine should be enough.

 

1 hour ago, Just Weird said:

Which Thai banknotes are plastic?  The 20s, 50s, 100s, 500s and 1,000s aren't, is there a new note in circulation?

I did not think they were but some might try it with their own currency that is plastic.

5 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said:

I did not think they were but some might try it with their own currency that is plastic.

All Aussie notes are plastic. Very rarely used by most Australians in Australia, debit and credit cards have taken over.

3 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

All Aussie notes are plastic. Very rarely used by most Australians in Australia, debit and credit cards have taken over.

I still have my stash of green ones.

8 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said:

I still have my stash of green ones.

I usually raid a few ATM's, and bring 3 - 4 K across to exchange for baht.