China News Service, July 25, reported that due to dissatisfaction with various epidemic prevention measures, more than 100,000 people took to the streets in Australia, France, Italy and Greece on the 24th local time to protest and clashes with the police broke out.
On June 26, local time, Sydney, Australia, there were few passengers in Central Station, and the staff sat on benches.
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), in Sydney, Australia's largest city, thousands of people took to the streets at noon on the 24th to participate in anti-closure demonstrations.
During this time, the New South Wales Police arrested several protesters for violating epidemic restrictions.
At the same time, protesters also organized demonstrations in Melbourne and Brisbane.
According to reports, a small number of protesters wore masks during the demonstrations, some people took their children to participate in the protest, and some held up the "Wake up Australia" sign and waved the Australian flag.
Under the threat of the Delta strain, the Sydney area is currently the most severely affected area in Australia.
The governor of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian, stated that the “selfish actions of the protesters have endangered the safety of all of us”.
According to "Central News Agency", a total of 160,000 people across the country took to the streets in France, shouting "freedom" and holding placards such as "Against Shameful Pass" to protest President Macron's launch of the health pass plan.
This plan is reported to strictly restrict those who have not been vaccinated from entering restaurants and public places.
The police used tear gas and water jets to disperse the protesters.
In addition, in the Greek capital Athens, about 5,000 people took to the streets to protest.
Italian protesters gathered in Rome, Milan and other cities to oppose the use of restaurants and entertainment venues must always have a "green pass."