Malaysia

One Covid-19 positive employee at Menara UOB

The patient is not one of the bank’s frontline staff members

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 01 Nov 2020 4:25PM

One Covid-19 positive employee at Menara UOB
UOB Malaysia has confirmed one of its staff members has tested positive for Covid-19. – The Vibes file pic, November 1, 2020

KUALA LUMPUR – United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd has confirmed that one of its non-customers facing employee at Menara UOB has tested positive for Covid-19.

The employee is currently under medical care and the bank is providing her and the family with the support they need for her recovery, the bank said in a statement today.

“We wish to reassure our customers, colleagues and the community that we are completing a thorough cleansing of all affected floors and common areas of Menara UOB in accordance with the health authority’s guidelines.

“We also wish to reassure our customers that this incident has not disrupted our services, given the well-established business continuity plan the bank has in place,” said UOB Malaysia.

UOB Malaysia said the last time the employee was in her office at Menara UOB was on October 21, and she had been working from home after that.

She had sought medical attention at her local clinic upon showing flu-like symptoms before testing positive for the virus, it said.

The bank said those who came into close contact with the employee will be tested for the virus and have been asked to self-quarantine while awaiting further instructions from the authorities.

Meanwhile, UOB Malaysia said the nine branches that had been temporarily closed from October 21 due to the targeted conditional movement control order will resume operations tomorrow with reduced operating hours.

It said three of the branches are in Kuala Lumpur (Jalan Imbi, Medan Pasar and Kepong), four in Selangor (Kota Damansara, Shah Alam, Ijok and Jalan Othman, Petaling Jaya) and two in Sabah (Tuaran and Sandakan).

“These branches will be open from 9.30am to 2pm, Monday to Friday, with self-service banking facilities available from 6am to 6pm daily.” – Bernama, November 1, 2020

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