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From your couch to South Korea, with Medeia Filmes

Take a tour to South Korea with the Cinephile quarantine. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, The Municipal Theatre of Campo Alegre provides a wide range of online and free films.

Enhanced social services support in Porto during the Covid-19 pandemic

Meal service is available in designated schools for the children that need it, support to the elderly has been adjusted to their households, solidarity restaurants service is concentrated in the Joaquim Urbano Temporary Shelter Centre, which has also strengthened response capacity with more beds; municipal housing rules have been realigned to face this exceptional situation.

24 hours a day 25 Municipal Police teams urge people to stay at home

24 hours a day 25 Municipal Police teams are on Porto streets to raise awareness on the importance of staying at home. This is a 24 hour non-stop action.

Mobile tracking test to Covid-19 has performed over 1000 tests

Mobile tracking centre to Covid-19, located at the City Park, performed over 1000 tests to people that may have contracted the virus. This facility, the first of its kind established in Portugal, opened less than one week ago, with the support of Porto City Hall, the ARS-Norte and Unilabs.

Porto City Hall strengthens support to Bolhão traders

The Municipal Executive has approved to budget the amounts destined to support traders of the Bolhão Market to address the extended deadline of the rehabilitation works of the ancient market of Bolhão, due to the new coronavirus pandemic.

Municipal teams on stricter public space cleanliness

Municipal Company Porto Ambiente is following stricter public space cleanliness, in the framework of the pandemic, with the goal of preventing further outbreak of the Covid-19 in the city of Porto.

#FicaemCasa #StayHome NOW, Covid-19 is a very serious threat

#StayHome is the clear message that authorities are stating by the hour. Everyone, old and young, should remain indoors, to not put everyone's health at risk.

Emergency Municipal Plan entered into force at 00.00 hours on Monday

Porto City Hall activated the Emergency and the Municipal Civil Protection Plan at zero hours today, 23rd March, complementing the national measures taken under the Presidential Decree on the Emergency State.

STCP now runs according to Saturday hours

STCP - The Society of Collective Transports of Porto announced it will reduce the service provided to the public transport of passengers, starting today, 23rd March, in the scope of the contingency measures to fight CoVid-19.

Municipal Executive assembles today via video conference

This is the first time that this has happened and it will be so in the coming future. The Municipal Executive assembles this morning via videoconference, to take decisions regarding city life and also to debate the crisis situation, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.