UAE disallows elderly, children inside shopping malls and retail stores as coronavirus precaution

UAE disallows elderly, children inside shopping malls and retail stores as coronavirus precaution

DUBAI: The UAE has disallowed entry for people over the age of 60 and children younger than 12 from entering shopping malls, cooperative societies and supermarkets as a safety precaution the coronavirus, state news agency WAM has reported.. Egypt reopens slowly to revive coronavirus pandemic-hit economy /node/1670281/middle-east. 'Many other businesses continue to remain open, albeit with reduced staff, and construction is continuing'. 'The state must encourage the private sector on a macroeconomic scale so that it can overcome the crisis'. Cairo also sought a fresh loan from the International Monetary Fund last month and cut its interest rates in March to encourage lending for individuals and businesses.. Egypt hopes to get back to the relatively better times of recent years, which saw annual economic growth rates above five percent.. The government has been implementing financial reforms since 2016 when it secured a $12 billion IMF loan, and investors have flocked back in recent years, driving a booming construction sector..