Germans stage protests against lockdown measures, social distancing rules

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Thousands of Germans across the country took to the streets to protest against restrictions imposed by the government to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters reports.

A man wearing a face mask holds a sign and a copy of the German constitution as people participate in a protest by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party against the government's restrictions in Berlin, Germany, May 16. — Reuters
A man wearing a face mask holds a sign and a copy of the German constitution as people participate in a protest by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party against the government's restrictions in Berlin, Germany, May 16. — Reuters

Germany’s death toll from the virus has been lower than most of its European neighbours and some lockdown measures have already been relaxed.

However, protests against the measures Chancellor Angela Merkel insists are needed to slow down the coronavirus outbreak have become more vocal and demonstrators have filled the streets for the second weekend in a row.

The novel coronavirus has so far infected more than 173,000 people in Germany and killed nearly 7,900.

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