News: Saudi Arabia will triple its value added tax rate and suspend a cost-of-living allowance for state employees, the kingdom's finance minister said on Monday (11.05.2020), seeking to shore up finances hit hard by low oil prices and a coronavirus-driven slowdown. "The cost of living allowance will be suspended as of June 1 2020, and the value added tax will be increased to 15 percent from 5 percent as of…

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The Washington Post reported on the 20th of May a “dire shortage of personal protective equipment for health-care workers” in the US, with nearly two-thirds citing “insufficient supplies of the face masks that filter out most airborne particles.” The UK also continues to experience shortages with the BBC reporting on the 15th of May that “more than 100 healthcare workers” have raised “concerns about Covid-19 and PPE” since the beginning…

Justice Ahmed questioned the "logic" behind keeping malls closed. During the hearing today, the chief justice had remarked, “Coronavirus does not go anywhere on Saturday and Sunday. What is the reason behind keeping markets closed on Saturday and Sunday?”