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Protesters Take to Streets of Berlin to Rally Against COVID-19 Restrictions

© REUTERS / CHRISTIAN MANGCoronavirus skeptics protest after a death of a protestor during a demonstration last week, during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Berlin, Germany
Coronavirus skeptics protest after a death of a protestor during a demonstration last week, during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Berlin, Germany - Sputnik International, 1920, 29.08.2021
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German police on Saturday detained 78 people during an unauthorised march against COVID-19 restrictions in Berlin.
Sputnik is live from Berlin as people take to the streets to protest against COVID-19 restrictions. According to the organisers of the protest, the rally calls for “freedom and the restoration of people’s fundamental rights” amid the COVID-19 restrictions.
The German parliament extended the regime of the "epidemic situation of national significance" on Wednesday, allowing the government to take measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
In early summer, the Bundestag extended the COVID-19 emergency for three months as Germany had seen a surge in cases. While the measure would have automatically expired in September, the decision has been extended it for another three months.
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