With these new signs and tags, the city of Ghent tries to inform pedestrians in a positive way. The coming weeks great weather is being predicted with the risk of people going on the streets in big groups. The signs share messages such as: ,Make Ghent better at 1.5 meter', Continue walking: corona doesn't [...]
Muratpasa (Turkey) - Measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19
Mayor Erion Veliaj of Tirana in Albania expresses gratitude for all families that are living under challenging conditions but continue to respect the strict measurements with dignity to overcome the pandemic as collective. Watch the supportive video on youtube how families are receiving food supplies to take care of the elderly. [...]
Fighting Urban Pandemics Georgetown tools help cities battle coronavirus — now and in the future. Original Source: Oliver Wyman Forum SHARE The surging toll of the coronavirus has shocked the world, but it isn’t a surprise for Dr. Rebecca Katz and her colleagues at the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University [...]
Dear Amsterdammers, Corona is currently dominating our lives, and unfortunately it will continue to do so for some time. Our city is also being hit hard. I would like to wish a swift recovery to all those who are ill and I would like to offer my sincere sympathies to those who have lost [...]
"The lessons we learned from Ebola: trace, track, isolate. Make sure you involve the community". Between 2014 to 2016 Sierra Leone grappled with an outbreak of Ebola which killed eleven thousand people across the local region. It's now recorded its first case of coronavirus. So has its recent history made Sierra Leone better prepared to [...]
The GPM stands in solidarity with EUROCITIES statement on Covid-19 European Solidarity The Global Parliament of Mayors stands in solidarity with the EUROCITIES Mayors to overcome the pandemic corona crisis together, by acting cautiously, clearly and effectively on the ground. The GPM believes cities and countries can control this pandemic, but action [...]
