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Hoteliers from Porto provide 180 rooms to medical staff. Porto City Hall coordinates
The hotel sector in Porto and owners of Local Lodging establishments, under the coordination of Porto City Hall, are making rooms available to medical staff working in hospitals in the city of Porto.
Entrepreneur from Campanhã and Porto City Hall assemble surgical masks production unit
Porto City Hall and a local company have developed a project to immediately start producing personal protection masks, surgical type masks, in a sufficient number to municipal workers in close contact with the public to wear and also to be distributed to the Fire Brigades, transport companies, for example, STCP (Bus Company).
CoVid-19: Civil Protection issues warning on the epidemiological situation
The municipal civil protection service has issued a Warning regarding the epidemiological situation of the new coronavirus, CoVid-19 enhancing several recommendations to the population in the framework of this Domestic Alert and the International Emergency, which was declared a pandemic by the WHO on 11th March 2020.
Waste collection adapted to protect workers and special waste bins disinfection
Waste collection is ensured in the city of Porto, but there are new procedures to follow, in the scope of the contingency plan the city is undergoing.
Porto installs pioneer sample centre to sweep Covid-19
Porto has prepared the first track centre for Covid-19 in Portugal, in a joint initiative by the ARS-Norte (Regional Health Authority), Porto City Hall and Unilabs Portugal. This has been installed according to the "Drive Thru" system, and it is especially targeted at people that are suspected to have the Covid-19 and that have been previously signalled by the NHS (SNS).
Municipal police cars move around Porto urging to #StayHome
Since Sunday morning, police cars drive around Porto spreading the messages "Stay at home", "We can't, but you can", "Help us fight coronavirus", "#StayHome in four languages (Portuguese, French, English and Spanish).
São João Hospital provides psychological support to people being treated for Covid-19 and their relatives
The novel coronavirus outbreak can cause people to feel anxious. Aware of that, the University Centre of Hospital São João (CHUSJ) provides a team of nine psychologists experienced in handling crisis situations to support people who are being treated for COVID-19 and their relatives.
Outdoor bars in Porto are temporarily suspended by order of the Mayor
All patio cafés and outdoor bars in Porto are temporarily suspended, as of 15th March, by order of Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, as a preventive measure to fight the spread of Covid-19.
So that we can be this Porto again #FicaEmCasa, #StayHome (video)
The Invicta, a city that was made to be enjoyed! So that we can be this Porto again, #FicaEmCasa, #StayHome, for now! Watch the video and be inspired!
Read what Porto is doing to fight Covid-19
Porto has put in place a set of preventive measures to fight this emergent global health problem, the new coronavirus, Covid-19. Read more.