Fresh protests in Europe against new restrictions

Fresh protests in Europe against new restrictions

By Dhanjay Deo
Sunday 21/11/2021
[photo: BBC]

Fresh unrest has erupted in the Netherlands against new lockdown rules amid rising COVID-19 cases in Europe.

People threw fireworks at police and set fire to bicycles in The Hague, one night after protests in Rotterdam turned violent and police opened fire.

Thousands of demonstrators also took to the streets in Austria, Croatia and Italy as anger mounted over new curbs.

The World Health Organization said it was very worried about rising coronavirus cases on the continent.

Its regional director Dr Hans Kluge told the BBC that unless measures were tightened across Europe, half a million more deaths could be recorded by next spring.

He says COVID-19 has become once again the number one cause of mortality in their region.

Many governments across the continent are bringing in new restrictions in a bid to tackle rising infections. A number of countries have recently reported record-high daily case numbers.

In Croatia, thousands marched in the capital Zagreb to show their anger at mandatory vaccinations for public sector workers, while in Italy, a few thousand protesters gathered at the ancient Circus Maximus chariot-racing ground to oppose "Green Pass" certificates required at workplaces, venues and on public transport.

[Source: BBC]


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