China News Agency, Berlin, August 2 (Reporter Peng Dawei) On the 1st, about 20,000 people demonstrated in Berlin, Germany, to protest the measures taken by the government to prevent the new crown epidemic. Because the parade organizers failed to ensure that participants maintain interpersonal distance and wear masks in accordance with the regulations, the Berlin police dispersed the parade that afternoon. In the context of the rebound of the German epidemic, the demonstration that day was criticized by many politicians including the German Minister of Health and Labor.
According to police estimates, the number of participants in the parade that day reached about 20,000 at the peak, the number of participants claimed by the organizers was much higher than this number. According to a report by German TV, people from all over Germany who believe in conspiracy theories about the new crown virus began to parade in central Berlin starting at noon on the 1st. Participants in the parade were also mixed with extreme right wingers.
Many demonstrators failed to comply with the requirements of the authorities on wearing masks during demonstrations, and at the same time failed to maintain sufficient interpersonal distance. They held up slogans such as "Immediately end the new crown panic and return the basic rights", "We are the second wave," "Throw away the masks" and other slogans, demanding the end of the current epidemic prevention measures.
At 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, the Berlin police stated that because the parade organizers failed to ensure that people keep their distance and wear masks, the police force would disperse the parade. The police immediately announced this request to the demonstrators through a tweeter.
Regarding the demonstration that day, German Federal Minister of Health Span criticized that demonstrations must still be allowed during the epidemic, but they cannot be carried out in this way. Labor Minister Haier criticized that given the current number of newly diagnosed people, the "anti-epidemic" demonstration in Berlin mixed with neo-Nazis was "extremely odious and irresponsible."
"I'm very angry." Berlin Mayor Miller said that what the marchers are opposed to is the current epidemic prevention requirements that must be followed. The worst thing is that their ignoring the facts put the health of others at risk and treat life as a child's play. Miller said that the word "anger" was no longer enough to express his feelings.
According to a report from Germany's "Times Online", as of 20:16 on the 1st local time, a total of 2,11032 people have been diagnosed with the new crown virus, 191,781 have been cured, and 9,319 have died in Germany. In the past 7 days, nearly 5,000 people have been newly diagnosed in Germany, raising people's worries about a second wave of epidemics. (Finish)