Chinanews, August 3, according to foreign media reports, on August 1, local time, thousands of people defied the official ban and held a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, against the new crown restrictions.
Police used batons and pepper spray to deal with the attackers, and nearly 600 people were arrested.
Data map: On the evening of April 2, local time, the German capital Berlin began to implement a "quasi-curfew".
The picture shows that there were few pedestrians in the Haak Market, which was rich in night life in the past.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei
The police estimated that there were about 5,000 people gathered repeatedly in various parts of the Berlin city.
The Berlin-Brandenburg High Administrative Court previously ordered the prohibition of multiple demonstrations on the grounds that violations of social distancing and wearing masks are expected.
There have been signs that organizers are calling for people to go to Berlin regardless of the ban.
A 49-year-old man fainted suddenly during the protest and died after being sent to the hospital.
The police said that the person was from a different place. When he was checked on the afternoon of the 1st, the man said he had a tingling sensation in his arms and chest. The police immediately took preliminary ambulance measures until the ambulance arrived and was taken to the hospital.
Soon after, the man died.
According to the police, in accordance with relevant regulations, relevant departments have initiated an investigation into the cause of death under the auspices of the prosecutor, and an autopsy was conducted on the 2nd.