Bank of America (BofA) has temporarily closed 50 branches in Central Florida amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

The move is in line with the BofA’s plans to shutter branches in cities across the country in response to the pandemic.

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Bank of America spokesman Matthew Daily cited staffing issues as the reason for closing the branches.

The bank believes that employees could be taking care of an ailing parent or child even though they are not sick themselves.

Daily said: “We’re having to balance the need to stay open in as many locations as possible with the health and wellbeing of our employees.”

Daily added that the bank would reopen the “as soon as possible”. However, no date has been given yet.

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The branches will reopen on a case-by-case basis, he said.

The closures are said to impact markets across the country, including South Florida and Atlanta.

However, the ATMs at the shuttered branches will continue to remain open.

For customers who need to open a safe deposit box or those who need to access their safe deposit boxes at the closed locations can set up an appointment to do so.

Customers only need to email their name, mobile number and address at a dedicated email address or on the bank’s website.

The 50 closed branches are located across Orlando, Sanford, Winter Springs, Oviedo, Longwood, Maitland, Apopka, Winter Park, Ocoee, Kissimmee, Celebration, Windermere, Clermont, Leesburg, Eustis, Lady Lake, The Villages, Deltona, Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach, Port Orange, New Smyrna Beach, and Edgewater cities in Florida.