an hour agoMass protest against anti-steps - CO VID in Australia, 200 people are arrested
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Hundreds of people were arrested after violent clashes between protesters against anti-Covis and police regulations in Australia's two largest cities on Saturday, 21 August. The country recorded record figures of vivid infection since the beginning of the pandemic. No matter how hard we work, no matter whether 99 %s of people are doing the right thing, [...]
The country recorded record figures of vivid infection since the beginning of the pandemic.
No matter how hard we work, regardless of whether 99 %s people are doing the right thing, there is a element of Delta that no one can control,” NSW Prime Minister Gladys Bereycleanan told the media.
The best way we can wait for freedom is to make sure we get vaccinated. ”
A growing explosion of new cases in the state of Melbourne's Victoria also prompted orders to stay at home to extend throughout the state on Saturday.
But Melbourne's public health orders did not prevent thousands of people from protesting the blockade rules, with police trying to distribute.
Seven officers were injured and more than 200 people were arrested in the violent and illegal “protest”, Victoria police said in a statement.
“While there were some peaceful protesters present, most of those who participated came with violence in mind,” they said.
About a third of the Australian population is completely vaccinated, but the Delta version threatens the return of pandemic.
Australia has recorded over 42,000 cases in a population of over 25 million since the beginning of the pandemic, and 974 virus-related deaths.
