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Porto City Hall purchased 10 invasive ventilators in Shenzhen and delivered them to the city hospitals, to treat severe covid-19 patients. The ventilators were bought in Shenzhen, to a state of the art hospital equipment company, through the channels established by the Municipality of Porto.

Rui Moreira determined on 7th April that the contingency measures in place would remain active till 17th April, the day the Emergency State ends in Portugal, without prejudice to further guidance.

The Guindais Funicular will temporarily close, starting tomorrow, 8th April. During this period, regular passenger transport, with transport passes, will be ensured by taxi services, but to these regular passengers only.

The hospital's logistics is set, the current work regards the medical equipment in place so that the hospital can receive the first Covid-19 patients. The protective equipment, such as various types of masks, protection goggles and suits were offered by several companies, like the Fosun Foundation, Gestifute, La Perla and KMJ.

The Municipal Executive approved unanimously, this morning, the donation of 45 ventilators to the city hospitals, with 20 units delivered to Santo António Hospital and 25 units to the São João Hospital.

The testing programme to all elderly living in retirement homes and respective caretakers did not stop for the weekend. These past two days almost 700 people were tested, including elderly and caretakers, adding to 1400 people already tested for Covid-19.

"This Quarantine Textbook was our way to let you know, from afar and scattered through the country that we are close by, close to you."

The Cinephile Quarantine continues this week with "Frantz" by François Ozon, available here from 12 o'clock of the 7th April, till 12'oclock of 9th April.

Chief executives of São João and Santo António Hospitals, and the president of the Northern Regional Medical Association have visited the Mission Hospital Porto. on 3rd April, set up by Porto City Hall at the SuperBock Arena - Pavilhão Rosa Mota.

Testing the elderly and respective caretakers is also possible due to the five thousand PCR test kits made in Shanghai and offered to Porto City Hall by Fosun Foundation and by Gestifute, which were directly delivered this week, by the Municipality of Porto, to the São João Hospital.