(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Thousands of people in Berlin, Germany, demonstrating violations of epidemic prevention regulations on May 1st
China News Agency, Berlin, May 1 (Reporter Peng Dawei) In response to the epidemic, Berlin, Germany, suspended the International Labor Day parade on May 1 this year. However, thousands of people held unauthorized demonstrations in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin that night and clashed with the police. The police arrested several suspects.
According to the Berlin-Brandenburg Broadcasting Company, on the 1st, the German Trade Union Federation did not hold a parade on this day for the first time since 1949, but instead held an online "demonstration" instead.
Despite the suspension of all the marches, the Berlin police were still waiting for the day and dispatched about 5,000 police. Gezer, Berlin ’s Minister of the Interior, said that during the day, about 300 people protested against the government ’s social ban and other anti-epidemic measures in Berlin ’s Rosa Luxemburg Square.
On the evening of the 1st, a large crowd gathered in the Kreuzberg district of southern Berlin. Geizer said that thousands of people participated in the demonstration in this area, and he tried to march in line, but was "stopped" by the police. Berlin police said that some police officers were injured by the crowd throwing wine bottles and stones during the operation, and the police arrested several suspects. As of midnight that day, the police clearance operation is still in progress.
Geizer criticized those who participated in the parade that ignored the ban, saying: "It is extremely foolish for such a large crowd to gather so densely together."
The German news agency pointed out in its report that the German government has banned large-scale gathering of people in the epidemic. The current participation in unauthorized demonstrations is a criminal offense.
According to the German "Times Online" report, as of 13:00 on the 1st, a total of 164,797 people were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia, 120,976 were cured, and 6,870 died. A total of 5,936 people were diagnosed in Berlin, 4,978 were cured, and 152 died. (Finish)