An Australian man sets himself on fire and ignites his car in protest against the “Corona” restrictions

An Australian set himself on fire, in protest against the restrictions imposed in his country, to curb the growing rise in infections with the Corona virus.

The unnamed man sustained serious burns after setting himself and his car on fire in front of a restaurant in Richmond, Australia.

And, as “Sky News” quoted the British newspaper “Daily Star”, the man, before setting himself on fire, chanted slogans denouncing the closures and strict restrictions imposed in Australia related to the Covid-19 epidemic.

According to the British newspaper, the police who were present at the scene tried to rescue the man, and were also helped by people who were close to him.

New cases of COVID-19 in Australia fell on Sunday as testing slowed over the weekend, but remained above 30,000 as hospital admissions increased in New South Wales amid growing concerns about potential pressures on the public health system.

Department of Health figures showed newly diagnosed cases in New South Wales, the most populous state, fell to 18,278 from 22,577 the day before, with the number of tests conducted on New Year's Day dropping by a quarter.

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