The latest rallies join a string of anti-mask and anti-lockdown protests reported this month in Europe, including in the U.K. and Germany.
The protest in Spain came two days after new restrictions were announced in the country, including nightclub closures and a ban on smoking in public spaces when it is not possible to keep at least two meters from other people.
Martin told AFP:"They are forcing us to use a mask, they want us to stay home practically locked up. It's obvious that they are continuously tricking us with talk of outbreaks. It's all a lie." One man at the protest in Brussels was reportedly wearing an orange life jacket with a sign that read"Ready for the second wave," while another protester wore a t-shirt that read"No to this masquerade," F.R./AFP reported.
Around mid-July, Van Ranst told Belgium's Radio 1 network:"With the latest numbers and the recent increases of confirmed cases, you can clearly see that we are at the start of a second wave," following a 32 percent increase in weekly cases at the time, Reuters reported.
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