From today (1st), banks in the metropolitan area close for a week early.
In order to prevent the spread of Corona 19, the business hours are temporarily shortened, and banknotes asked for customers with banking business to hurry.
The closing hours of banks located in the metropolitan area, such as Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon, will change from 4:00 pm to 3:30 pm from today.
From tomorrow, the start is also delayed by 30 minutes.
It opens at 9:30 AM and closes at 3:30 PM.
Business hours are reduced by 1 hour compared to usual, and the changed business hours are maintained until the 6th, the second stage of social distancing.
Earlier, the financial industry labor and management decided to temporarily shorten the business hours to prevent the re-proliferation of Corona 19 and infection of financial consumers and workers.
If the period for strengthening social distancing is extended or strengthened, the period for shortening business hours also increases.
When visiting the store, don't forget the mask.
Currently, all commercial bank branches are requesting to measure the body temperature of visiting customers and wear a mask to prevent the spread of Corona 19.
However, there are still some customers who don't wear masks or complain to employees who ask for cooperation, which is causing difficulties in front-line branches.
A commercial bank official said, "In the branch, please wear a proper mask so that the nose, mouth and chin are covered."