Dubai resident microwaves currency to disinfect it amid Covid scare

  • Date: 06-Jul-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Financial Markets
  • Country:UAE
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Dubai resident microwaves currency to disinfect it amid Covid scare

In another incident, a man placed his cash near a window exposing it to the sun and a part of the money got burnt because of the heat.





A Dubai resident was left with partially-burnt bank notes after he washed and put them in a micrpowave oven to disinfect the paper money.

Lt Ahmad Al Janahi, a top official with the documents inspection section in Dubai Police, said: "This is not an isolated or first case. We are dealing with similar cases as people are taking caution to a new level and resorting to desperate ways to disinfect or sanitise paper currency amid the Covid-19 pandemic."

He added that in cases of burnt cash, the currency is checked and if it is found to be genuine, a report is issued to the owner of the money affirming its authenticity and that he can have it replaced from the bank."

In another incident, a man placed his cash near a window exposing it to the sun and a part of the money got burnt because of the heat, Al Janahi said. 'Don't colour currency'

In a separate case, a panicky resident added some colour to a $100 bank note that was in a poor