By Paphamon Arayasukawat

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai Bankers Association has released the guidelines to maintain continuous banking services as well as reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19. These measures are being put in place for the safety of employees and services will return to normal as soon as the Covid-19 situation is resolved.

 

According to guidelines, bank branches at high-risk areas will be closed temporarily, though customers can still use ATMs as well electronic and online channels. Information on closed branches will be available on the bank’s website.

The closing time of bank branches nationwide will be adjusted from Friday onwards. Branches in department stores or those that are opened for service every day must close by 5pm, other branches to close no later than 3.30pm.

 

Fewer service counters will be available, and customers will be required to maintain a reasonable distance. In case of infection among staff members or customers, the bank must close immediately for sterilization. Those who have come in contact with the infected must immediately under tests and self-isolate. Those who test negative can return to work.

 

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Here we go, wait for the rush

Moving towards a cashless society soon would be best.

What will happen about those people that are doing an extension of stay and need the usual bank letters and statements?  Just one of probably many unanticipated side effects.

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2 hours ago, doctormann said:

What will happen about those people that are doing an extension of stay and need the usual bank letters and statements?  Just one of probably many unanticipated side effects.

Presume Immigration Offices will also shut!

3 minutes ago, chilly07 said:

Presume Immigration Offices will also shut!

Or maybe we'll be into special COVID extensions again, as they did for potential over-stayers before.  I predict that if the closures go on for more than a couple of weeks it'll be chaos!

9 minutes ago, chilly07 said:

Presume Immigration Offices will also shut!

That's a big presumption.  They did not close the last time, just allowed amnesty for those on short stay visa's, many of us still attended Chang Wattana here in BKK

6 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Moving towards a cashless society soon would be best.

 

It is already penniless society in many places...

You are at no greater risk in a bank, than you are in a 7/11,  in fact I would say a lot less in the bank, crazy idea... 

While I'm a proponent of cashless society, and specifically non-monetary system, I do agree that this at the current time is old tosh. What's the difference? All blown out of proportion. We will look back in a few years and think what a silly bunch of idiots.