China quarantines cash to sanitize old bank notes from virus

The Covid-19 (coronavirus) epidemic has restricted millions of Chinese people to their homes and towns, and now old bank notes are being quarantined. The government cut off the transfer and allocation of old bank notes across provinces, and between cities most affected by the outbreak.- AFP

SHANGHAI: The Covid-19 (coronavirus) epidemic has restricted millions of Chinese people to their homes and towns, and now old bank notes are being quarantined.

The government cut off the transfer and allocation of old bank notes across provinces, and between cities most affected by the outbreak, according to Fan Yifei, People’s Bank of China’s deputy governor.