Allocate new banknotes and return them to the circulation to disinfect to ensure safe use of cash

At the press conference of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council this morning (15th), in response to the safety and hygiene issues of the public using cash that the reporters are concerned about, Fan Yifei, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, said that various measures have been taken to ensure that people use cash safely and securely. Safety and hygiene.

Fan Yifei, Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China: Before January 17 this year, the People’s Bank of China arranged to allocate nearly 600 billion yuan of new banknotes to the whole country, and urgently released 4 billion yuan of new banknotes to Wuhan before the Spring Festival. The safety of the cash business masses. Second, scientifically and rationally arrange allocations. Inter-provincial cash transfers and intra-provincial transfers in some severely affected areas have been suspended. Thirdly, the cash withdrawal and distribution process should be hygienic and controllable, and the cash business of commercial banks is required to be carried out by the two lines of revenue and expenditure.

At the same time, Fan Yifei said that at present, the cash returned to the key areas of epidemic prevention and control should be sterilized by ultraviolet light or high temperature, and stored for more than 14 days before being put on the market. At the same time, Fan Yifei said that at present, the cash returned to the key areas of epidemic prevention and control should be sterilized by ultraviolet light or high temperature, and stored for more than 14 days before being put on the market.