Madrid/Milan/Amsterdam — Banks in European regions worst hit by the Covid-19 outbreak are getting ready to welcome more staff back to the office, but the workplace will look a bit different.

With infections subsiding but not completely eliminated, lenders in the Netherlands, Italy and Spain are upgrading the air conditioning, installing sanitisers, limiting access to common areas, and marking floors, desks and elevators with arrows and stickers to keep staff conscious of the need for social distancing. Things touched by many people — fingerprint scanners, coffee machines — have been shut down to reduce the risk of transmission...

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