Thousands of Germans across the country took to the streets on Saturday to protest against restrictions imposed by the government to contain the ...
People sit amid their own social distancing markers as they attend a protest against the government's restrictions following the coronavirus disease outbreak, at Cannstatter Wasen area in Stuttgart, Germany, May 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachBERLIN: Thousands of Germans across the country took to the streets on Saturday to protest against restrictions imposed by the government to contain the coronavirus pandemic, police and organisers said.
Derided on social media as"covidiots" who risk causing a second wave of infections that could lead to a tightening of restrictions, protesters staged demonstrations at several locations across the capital Berlin and the surrounding state of Brandenburg. But city officials pointed to the need to respect social distancing rules and allowed a demonstration of up to 1,000 people.Police officers gather around a demonstrator during a protest against the government's restrictions following the coronavirus disease outbreak, at Alexanderplatz square in Berlin, Germany, May 16, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
"Why aren't you telling us the truth, Mrs Merkel? How we are losing our freedom, jobs and health?" says COMPACT.
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