Cyta will donate €300,000 to the ministry of health for the immediate provision of respirators and nursing equipment to help treat people with coronavirus, its board decided during a tele-meeting, it announced on Thursday.

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Amid growing calls for an internal lockdown to contain coronavirus contagion, the government was on Monday said to be preparing a revised stimulus and relief package worth some €1.5 billion, as well as a plan to guarantee up to €2 billion in bank loans to businesses and self-employed people.

President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday announced draconian measures including restrictions in movement and the closures of public places, as the government seeks to stop the spread of the coronavirus, which totalled 155 cases island-wide.

Another 21 people tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday in the Republic of Cyprus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 116, while one more tested positive in the Turkish-held north raising the total number of cases there to 40. The Republic of Cyprus also counts one death reported on Saturday.

Five public health centres or flu clinic are in full operation since Monday to examine individuals with flu symptoms when it’s not clear whether they have coronavirus.

The state asset management company Kedipes said Friday it was suspending foreclosure procedures until June 30, in line with a government request.

The finance ministry is working to finalise a revised economic support package which will amount to at least €1.5 billion, approximately 7% of GDP, reliable sources told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Monday.

Three patients being treated for Covid-19 in the Famagusta general hospital could be released later on Monday is a second test shows that they are clear of the virus.

Another 11 people tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday afternoon in the Republic of Cyprus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 95, while another three tested positive in the Turkish-held north raising the total number of cases there to 38.