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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.

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.