COVID-19 and the City: A Healthy City Strategy for Pandemic Challenges, from Planning to Action

COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, new coronavirus discovered in 2019. WHO declared SARS-CoV-2 as pandemic that the detection level of cases changed daily, and it can track almost real-time. This paper used narrative literature review to address issues urban quality lack exercise. The specific aim was discuss concept healthy city, indicate model, advocate for increased use bicycles, outdoor gym/outdoor exercise, walking reducing pollution, improving physical, psychological, social fitness. A city improve residents’ health conditions life face pandemics. It needs local capacity prevent spread diseases design public concepts concerning built environment contemporary towns model. Dialogue opportunities provide essential guidance designers (architects town planners), decision-makers, experts, agencies locally, promoting actions policies transform into healthier neighborhood salutogenesis.