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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.

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!

Porto has put in place a set of preventive measures to fight this emergent global health problem, the new coronavirus, Covid-19. Read more.

The Commander of the Qatar National Police and Security Chief Officers of that Gulf country were in Porto to accompany the operational and assembly procedures regarding the European Nations League competition, which was hosted by Porto and Guimarães.

The fire-fighter department of Porto stood out at the Rescue Great Day 2018, a rescue operation by means of cords (Large Scale) held in Seville. The team from Porto achieved the general third place and first place in the Fire-fighters category.

Mayor Rui Moreira stated that the Municipal Police will see an increase in its law enforcement agents from 119 police officers to 213.

The city of Porto provided an opportunity to take stock of the development of civil protection structures, by organising a debate on this years's topic: "Civil Protection against disasters", at the Porto Innovation Hub facilities.

Porto City Hall has activated a Cold Emergency Plan to deal with the very cold spell in the coming days. Porto City Hall has prepared additional monitoring of homelessness, from January 17 until January 22, providing transportation to former Hospital Joaquim Urbano, which will be open to host those who wish to shelter there.