SBI employee from Mettupalayam tests positive for COVID-19; bank closed for disinfection

Coimbatore: With one of the employees of the Mettupalayam SBI branch testing positive for COVID-19, the branch has been closed for two days.

Coimbatore: With oneof the employees of the Mettupalayam SBI branch testing positive for COVID-19, the branch has been closed for two days.

The SBI bank branch on Karamadai Road in Mettupalayam is quite a busy one where a lot of customers hold accounts and is usually crowded. With the onsent of the pandemic, branch customers were requested not to visit the bank frequently, which led to a considerable decline in crowds.



Despite thinned crowds, an employee of the branch has tested positive for COVID-19, now. With disinfection being carried out, the branch has suspended its operations on July 8 and 9, informed the branch manager.

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