Shafaq News / Washington decided to impose a quarantine on US currency notes returning to the country, after being used in the countries of the Asian continent, in an attempt to prevent the spread of "Corona" virus.

A spokeswoman for the US Central Bank said the banknotes (dollars) remain withheld 60 days. "As a precautionary measure, the procedures for dealing with banknotes sent from Asia have been changed," she added.

This procedure began on February 21^st, and may extend to other regions if the US health authorities deem it appropriate.

Earlier, the South Korean Central Bank announced that it would put the securities in a two-week quarantine, and the Chinese central bank had announced similar measures in mid-February.