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Lufthansa will extend its operations to Porto starting 18th May. The German airliner will operate three weekly flights between Frankfurt and Porto.

Porto City Hall cultural facilities, namely public libraries, the City Museum and the Historic Archive open doors stating 1st June. Due to the new coronavirus pandemic there will be access restrictions and new rules to comply with, in line with the DGS guidelines, like the mandatory use of a mask.

Reduced scheduled flights by Ryanair includes the Porto-London Stansted route, starting on 22nd May. There will be one daily flight. This daily flight is part of Ryanair's reduced operations, which will be in place til 28th May. In a statement, the airliner recalls that as the majority of EU countries have imposed air travel restriction, "over 99% of its fleet is on ground and will stay that way for the coming weeks". "Ryanair will comply with such restrictions".

It is a partial return to physical activities at Ramalde Sports Park, under specific preventive measures that include recommendations of social distancing, with no sharing of materials and equipment, hygiene protocols and previously scheduled training to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

The Municipal Executive gathered on 11th May, in a private meeting held via videoconference and unanimously approved the launch of a new application period regarding the 8th edition of the Porto Solidário project, which monthly supports rent payments and bank mortgages of vulnerable households. For 2020, further funding is over 1.3 million euros. As soon as the public notice is issued, the project advances to applications phase.

The Invicta has had to fight many times; this time, the city will fight again. And it will overcome and succeed. Alas, it is The Invicta. The return to the new normal is done step by step, safely but firmly. Let's take a walk with Mayor Rui Moreira.

The European Social Fund news channel highlights Escola Árvore as an example on how to implement remote learning within the Covid-19 pandemic. Escola Árvore, located in the historical area of the city of Porto, was very quick to implement distance learning when the current pandemic hit our country.

Field Hospital Porto. has already treated 27 patients infected with Covid-19; 9 out of those 27 were discharged. After 25 days in the hospital, patient number one was discharged from the Field Hospital set up at Super Bock Arena - Pavilhão Rosa Mota.

Confinement measures in nursing homes in Porto were key to the good results presented today by Rui Moreira's Municipal Executive, which revealed that out of five thousand tests, only 1.4% showed infection by Covid-19. It is now time to organize controlled visits to the senior citizens, in optimal safety conditions, namely by offering protective equipment to visitors.

Porto Municipal Theatre just launched a research programme for artists in the city of Porto, which envisages that circa 11 artists will be allocated 3 thousand euros, in the fields of dance, theatre, performance, contemporary circus, cross-sectional studies, writing and reflexion in the performing arts. Applications should be submitted till 18th May, at 6pm.