Cities want to play an active role in Europe’s recovery after the corona pandemic. Mayors of major European cities have offered a ‘new pact between the EU and city leadership’ to overcome the impacts of the crisis. In meetings with the European Commission’s Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans and Commissioners Paolo Gentiloni and Johannes Hahn … Continue reading Recovery – Mayors call for a new pact between the EU and cities
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Building on good relations with its twinned cities in China, the Porto City Council has secured supplies of new ventilators.In another partnership, with a local company, the City Council has agreed to start immediate production of personal protective masks. Read more here and here
To stop the spread of contagion, the city’s employees are no longer permitted to enter people’s home when picking up specialist waste, such as out of use items, and employees can only pick up bagged items. In addition, the city has invested in disinfecting street containers where waste is collected. Read more here
The centre, available only for those with prior appointments, aims to test people outside of hospitals in order to alleviate the expected influx of people. Read more here
Rooms are being offered at hotels and other local accommodation, in coordination with the Porto City Hall, to ensure that medical staff who are concerned for the risk of contagion to their families, have an alternative space to stay. Read more here
