Covid-19: Banks brace for downing shutters in case cities go into lockdown

Some banks are going on an overdrive to secure employees who have to deal with the public at the branches on a daily basis with banking being one of the essential services

Some banks are bracing up for downing shutters on branches in case cities go into a lockdown with a possible explosion of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases.
 
“The number of customers visiting bank branches has come down in recent days. The banks may operate with a minimum number of branches and may close down some of them. But it will be done in a manner that the customers remain unaffected,” a chief executive of a Mumbai-based state-owned bank said.
 
Private lenders such as Kotak Mahindra Bank have sent out advisories to customers, encouraging them to use mobile or