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LIPOR announced several rules regarding household waste handling and disposal, in the framework of the pandemic by SARS-CoV-2 (CoVid-19) and in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Portuguese Agency for the Environment (APA) and the Regulatory Authority for Water and Waste (ERSAR) on waste management.

Porto City Hall still ensures the majority of urbanism related services, while respecting the contingency plans in force, regarding Covid-19. All information regarding urbanism in Porto can be sought in the "Novos Procedimentos" menu.

The Council of Ministers defined today the measures that are now in place during the Emergency State situation, declared yesterday by the President of the Republic of Portugal, in the scope of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The closure of the Águas do Porto help desk, in the framework of the measures to fight the new coronavirus, issued by Porto City Hall, resulted in the establishment of an alternative communication channel between Águas do Porto and costumers. There are now phone services and digital communication at a larger scale.

There is nowadays a new world of possibilities when technology connects to public health, and all this without leaving home. One of such projects is the technological movement Tech4Covid19, established in Porto. Learn more.

The "Queima das Fitas", scheduled to take place between 3rd and 10th May, has been cancelled by the Academic Federation of Porto - FAP. This is for the greater good of public health and to fight the new coronavirus. The "Queima das Fitas" is back in 2021.

Not ever this quiet, not ever this silent, and still never this close. This is Porto Invictus that knows this is a war and that it must #StayHome #FicaEmCasa.

Porto City Hall/Municipal Theatre of Porto, Matosinhos City Hall and Vila Nova de Gaia City Hall have decided to cancel the 5th edition of DDD- Festival Days of the Dance, which was scheduled to happen between 18th April and 3rd May, due to the current pandemic.

The Citizen's Office, Águas do Porto, Domus Social and the municipal company Porto Ambiente remain operational and with public attendance via phone or digitally. Remote public attendance is done during normal operating hours.

The President of the Republic has declared that Portugal is now in a state of emergency, for a period of 15 days, but this period can be re-assessed after these 15 days are over, depending on the situation regarding the CoVid-19.