The Central Bank of Cyprus announced on Wednesday it was relaxing loan origination rules while it freed additional capital amounting to €100 million, bringing the total capital buffer to €1.4 billion.

Cyprus Republic novel coronavirus patients jumped to 58 on Wednesday with nine new cases including another one from the British Bases, the Health Ministry announced.

Cyprus is understood to have 50-55 available ventilators, which are critical in the care of some people suffering from Covid-19, a specialist doctor told the Cyprus Mail.

Around 117 doctors have shown interest in helping to man influenza centres the head of the Cyprus Medical Association (PIS) Petros Agathangelou said on Wednesday.

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The government on Tuesday announced flights from 28 countries will be banned as of 3am on Saturday as a part of ramped up measures to stop the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19).

Bank administrations are increasingly concerned about the coronavirus’ economic repercussions and primarily whether borrowers will be able to continue paying their loans in a timely fashion, Phileleftheros reports.

The government has issued a decree capping the wholesale and retail price of antiseptics, antibacterial products and masks to counter any price-gouging.

Cyprus recorded three new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday taking the total in the Republic to 49 during the second week of the outbreak, the Health Ministry announced.

Greece’s Energean Oil & Gas — which is building a portfolio of mostly gas-focused Mediterranean assets — is keen to join Cyprus’ energy search, its CEO Mathios Rigas told S&P Global Platts.