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The University Hospital Centre of São João (CHUSJ) has implemented an innovative and automatic system to send SMS to people tested for CoVid-19 and whose test showed negative.

Rui Moreira announced this morning that the local company, with which Porto City Hall coordinate the production of individual protection masks and surgical masks is "already producing one thousand masks a day".

Mobile tracking centre to Covid-19 opened today and is already performing tests to people that may have contracted the virus. People should head there only after being signaled by the health authorities.

Amid this global crisis there are volunteers in Porto who care for the others, more vulnerable and in need of solidarity, as is the case of senior citizens that are self-isolating and do not have any means to buy food or even medicines.

The Municipality of Porto is helping the nation fight this global pandemic, which is nothing like we have experienced before, at least in real life, except that it seems the plot of a sci-fi movie! One of such measures is the information on Covid-19 made available at its website.

Stay home and enjoy the "Cinephile Quarentine" by Medeia Filmes. This way, you can go to the movies without leaving the house. See you at the movies!

The payment of parking meters in Porto has been suspended till, at least, 9th April, by indication of Mayor Rui Moreira, who wants citizens to avoid using the machines.

Several schools in Porto have been selected to provide meals to students from vulnerable households and are also accommodating the children of health professionals, under the national strategy to fight the new coronavirus outbreak. This initiative is operationalised by the Regional Directorate of educational establishments.

In the framework of the need to stay indoors, Porto. offers some suggestions on how to spend your best hours at home, as the current pandemic must be fought so in a near future we can go back to being the city with unfailing flair; in the meantime #StayHome #FicaEmCasa and do enjoy the following. Who knows, you might be discovering your most favourite hobby!

All automatic ticket machines will be deactivated and ticket validation will not be required by Metro of Porto, starting Wednesday, 18th March. This initiative follows the one previously taken by the Bus Company, the STCP in Porto, in the scope of the measures taken to fight the Covid-19 outbreak.