- Title: Thouands march in Berlin against COVID-19 regulations
- Date: 29th August 2021
- Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (AUGUST 29, 2021) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF UNMASKED DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING DEMONSTRATOR WITH GERMAN FLAG READING (German): "We are the people" VARIOUS OF UNMASKED DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING LINE OF POLICE WALKING DEMONSTRATORS SIGN READING (German): "Unvaccinated is the new sexy" UNMASKED DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING POLICE STANDING UNMASKED DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING DEMONSTRATOR PLAYING DRUM DEMONSTRATOR HOLDING SIGN READING (German): "Truth comes from light" DEMONSTRATORS DRUMMING DEMONSTRATORS CHANTING UNMASKED DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING DEMONSTRATOR HOLDING SIGN READING (German): "Vaccinations lead to strokes and disabilities", "No one has the right to protect me", "No dictator, surveillance state", "No disappropriation of the middle class" UNMASKED DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING DEMONSTRATOR HOLDING SIGN CRITICISING GERMAN HEALTH MINISTER JENS SPAHN VARIOUS OF UNMASKED DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING
- Embargoed: 12th September 2021 15:10
- Keywords: Germany Berlin Querdenker coronavirus regulations demonstration protest protest Berlin protest Germany
- Location: BERLIN, GERMANY
- City: BERLIN, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Europe,Health/Medicine
- Reuters ID: LVA001ESC1SUF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Thousands marched in Berlin on Sunday (August 29) to protest against government restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus pandemic even after demonstrations were banned.
The protesters, the lion's share of which were unmasked despite restrictions calling for masks during large gatherings, carried signs with slogans like "Unvaccinated is the new sexy".
The march comes a month before a federal election in Germany. The leading candidates vying to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel have pledged there will be no return to the strict lockdowns of last year and earlier this year.
However, the country faces a fourth wave of infections. It reported a rise of 8,416 coronavirus cases on Sunday.
To nudge more people to get vaccinated, the government has said it will stop offering free tests from Oct. 11, except for those for whom vaccination is not recommended, such as children and pregnant women.
The government will require people to be either vaccinated, test negative or have a recovery certificate to enter indoor restaurants, participate in religious ceremonies and do indoor sports.
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