The National Bank of Georgia encourages population to observe recommended hygiene norms when using cash.

The NBG recommends that consumers use contactless pay methods instead of paying by cash to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
The bank urges citizens of the country to fulfill the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health related to using cash and to wash their hands after touching banknotes and coins.
It also urges people to use distant banking services instead of going to the banks. 
The NBG urges companies to sanitise payment terminals. Bank says that money which will enter the bank will be taken out of circulation for two weeks. 
The bank will sell collector banknotes and coins by using the website www.moneymuseum.nbg.gov.ge.
Also, the bank announced that its Money Museum located in Kvareli, eastern Georgia will be closed from tomorrow until April 1.