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The Water Pavilion, managed by the municipal company Águas do Porto, reopens doors this 4th June, with new rules regarding safety under the ongoing pandemic. Visits are available by way of a prior appointment, with temperature measurement upon arrival to the facility and the mandatory use of a face mask, when entering the building.

Cape Town/Cape Winelands, a region in the south of South Africa officially is a member of the Great Wine Capitals Global Network. Earlier this week the region was unanimously voted and accepted by the Great Wine Capitals's members.

The support programme for artistic globalization Shuttle is to boost four new projects, which were approved by the Municipal Executive's last meeting, on 25th May. The projects were submitted till 20th March. The jury, composed of Miguel Leal, Fátima São Simão and Pedro Junqueira Maia, selected four projects, related to performing arts.

Cultural Programming is at a standstill since March, due to the ongoing pandemic; with the easing of the lockdown, the National Theatre São João (TNSJ), as well as its two poles, the Teatro Carlos Alberto (TeCA) and the Mosteiro de São Bento da Vitória reopen on 1st June. Performances take to the stage in August.

"With Portugal easing out of confinamento, the second city's residents are enjoying cafes once again, but miss the tourists more than they were expecting", states Oliver Balch, a British author and freelance writer living in Porto.

The General Directorate for Health Report informs that there are no reported Covid-19 cases in Porto for three consecutive days. These numbers are stated daily and show that there are, currently, in Porto 1347 positive cases since the beginning of the pandemic. In May, a few hundred cases were reported in Porto, which shows that the city has controlled the epidemic.

Teatro Municipal do Porto opens doors on 17th September 2020, unless public health issues do not allow it. This will be the time to celebrate art and culture, with performances previously scheduled to take place between March and July now featuring the TMP new season.

Porto City Hall has handed out 15 thousand disposable face masks in the circa 70 nursing homes in the city of Porto. These masks are meant to support family visits to relatives living in long term retirement homes.

The Porto Solidário 8th edition opens on 2nd June, at 9am. Applicants should consult the necessary documents and all the corresponding relevant information. Porto Solidário programme grants support to economic vulnerable households regarding house rent or purchase.

Air France resumes air connections between Paris and Porto on 6th June, "with three weekly flights that will go back to being daily starting 18th June, and easyJet announced the restart of operations on 15th June, including the route between Geneva and Porto.