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Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, CatapultThe CommonThe RumpusElectric LiteratureJMWWRiver TeethLiteral Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.

17 March 2022

Portugal rolls back Covid-19 restrictions ahead of summer

The Directorate General of Health (DGS) in Portugal has withdrawn 16 guidelines for Covid-19 infection and revised public health measures, making “responsibility of all the adoption […]
16 March 2022

UK to lift all Covid-19 travel requirements from March 18th

On Monday March 14th, the UK Government announced the end of all remaining coronavirus-related restrictions and requirements affecting international travel. From Friday March 18th, there will […]
16 March 2022

France removes all Covid-19 measures for US travelers

France has recently added the United States to the countries on the “green” list, which in turn will simplify entry requirements for US travelers. A “green” […]
14 March 2022

Airports and airlines ask EU to drop all Covid related travel restrictions

In light of new evidence showing that travel restrictions failed to prevent the spread of Covid–19 and would be ineffective in the face of future variants […]
14 March 2022

Brussels Airport is Europe’s most important pharmaceutical hub

With one billion Covid-19 vaccines shipped through Brussels Airport, the Belgian capital has become a crucial pharmaceutical hub for Europe.  Since the first months of the […]
14 March 2022

WHO experts begin discussing the end of the global Covid-19 crisis

Public health experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) are discussing when and how to declare the end of the global Covid-19 crisis. More than two […]
7 March 2022

Covid Safe Ticket and masks phased out in Belgium from March 7

Belgium’s Consultative Committee met on Friday March 4th and determined that as of Monday, March 7th, the corona barometer will be changed to code yellow. Among […]
28 February 2022

How is the pandemic affecting pilots’ skills and readiness?

After the peaks in contagion cases in December and January, the number of commercial flights has begun to increase. On the other hand, the drop in […]
24 February 2022

EU countries agree to lift travel restrictions for vaccinated non-Europeans from 1 March

In an updated recommendation on the temporary restriction of non-essential travel to the EU, adopted on 22 February, the European Council asks Member States to allow […]
21 February 2022

Israel scraps vaccination requirement for tourists

Starting 1 March, unvaccinated tourists will be allowed to visit Israel. The decision was announced on Sunday by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, after a meeting with […]
17 February 2022

Canada removes PCR test requirement for vaccinated travelers

On Tuesday February 15th, Canadian authorities announced the ease of Covid-19 measures linked to border control. The decision comes more than two weeks after the start […]
16 February 2022

Omicron threat still high in Eastern Europe, warns WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) appeals to authorities of countries in Eastern Europe to improve vaccination rates and other measures, as a new wave of the […]
16 February 2022

European travel demand in 2022 expected to be only 20% below pre-covid levels

Uncertainty brought about by the Omicron variant negatively impacted Europe’s travel and tourism sector at the end of Q4 2021, hampering prospects for its recovery in […]
14 February 2022

Africa moving toward control of Covid-19, says WHO

Head of WHO Africa Dr. Matshidiso Moeti declared that her continent is transitioning from the pandemic phase of the Covid-19 outbreak to a new phase of […]
11 February 2022

Belgium moves to ‘code orange’ as of 18 February

Belgium’s Consultative Committee met on Friday to evaluate the current health situation in the country. Policy makers, with the support of experts, are lifting a series […]
10 February 2022

Sweden lifts travel restrictions from EU/EEA countries

Sweden has had a particular approach to the Covid-19 pandemic all along. In the beginning, media couldn’t stop talking about how the Swedes didn’t have to […]