FSA accepts temporary closure of stores such as new virus banks

Temporary closure of new virus banks and other stores is permitted.Financial Services Agency March 2 13:59

In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, the Financial Services Agency will allow temporary closure of stores where employees working at banks and other financial institutions may become infected and affect depositors. did.

Banks, shinkin banks, and credit union stores are important public infrastructure that functions as a settlement function, so they can not be closed on weekdays in principle by law, but in the event of a disaster or other unavoidable situation, if you notify the Financial Services Agency, you will be temporarily closed can.

The FSA has also decided to allow temporary closures if employees working in stores could become infected with the new coronavirus and affect depositors and others.

At the Iyo Bank in Ehime Prefecture, a female employee working at the Ainan Branch has been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, and has been closed for one day at the window to disinfect the branch.