football fans to complotistes far-right, passing by some heads of State, some are protesting against the restrictions.
While the prospect of a second wave of the pandemic is fuelling fears of a new containment in Europe and elsewhere, the anger is growing among the supporters of a relaxation of restrictive measures against the new coronavirus. Football fans to complotistes far-right by way of the heads of State, here’s an overview of those who protest.
Thinkers and non-conformists-711
The movement “Querdenken-711” or “Thinkers, non-conformists-711”, appeared in Stuttgart, Germany, has been initiated by Michael Ballweg, entrepreneur-in-computer label-free policy. He began organizing protests against the restrictions related to the Covid-19 as early as mid-April, a few days before that Germany, which has never known containment is strict, does not begin to soften.
His supporters to assemble a heterogeneous mix of people calling themselves “free thinkers”, activists antivaccins, conspiracy or far-right sympathisers. They are speaking out against the “dictatorship” of the measures around the new coronavirus perceived as a hindrance to their freedom guaranteed in the Constitution.
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Some 20,000 people marched in Berlin at the beginning of August, most of them without a mask and without observing the gestures barriers, forcing the police to dissolve the protest. “Querdenken-711” -711 is the telephone area code for Stuttgart – plans new rallies local this weekend and another event in the German capital on August 29.
A similar movement, even of small magnitude, appeared in the netherlands, where supporters ultras of football have joined in the parades, which openly seeks the confrontation with the police. A group calling itself “Virus of truth” is co-led by the former professor of biochemistry and dance Willem Engel, who claims the right to challenge the decisions of health authorities.
The “coronasceptiques” in the street
in London, dozens of people have protested in July against the obligation to wear a mask in shops and supermarkets English. Many carried banners suggesting that the preventive measures were used to “control the minds”.
a Few hundred “coronasceptiques” have also parade in Bucharest, holding religious icons, the national flag and placards “I believe in GOD, not in the Covid”. In Madrid, a few dozens of people without a mask gathered on 12 July to shouts of “no dictatorship” with placards, anti-mask, anti-vaccines and anti-5G. The police quickly dispersed the gathering, is not permitted, in this country, where the health measures, among the most stringent in Europe, are benefiting from a wide support of public opinion.
The leaders of the skeptics
Some political leaders have also not hidden their skepticism. The president of the brazilian Jair Bolsonaro opposed to containment, despite having been tested positive and placed three weeks in quarantine last month. Last week, in his first public event since his illness, he greeted a crowd of fans by removing his mask to the cheers.
in The United States, the president, Donald Trump had until mid-July, categorically opposite to its port. Many sheriffs also opposed in their counties to its port imposed by the States.
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In Italy, the leader of the far-right Matteo Salvini has been widely criticised last week after speaking out in the Senate without a mask, stating that “to greet with the elbow is the end of the human race”. He has since backtracked, claiming that the masks should be worn “when it is necessary.”
protesters are asking for more measures
conversely, some citizens took to the streets to express their discontent at the inability of their government to impose more stringent measures. Serbia has enjoyed a brief but intense explosion of anger at the beginning of July, protesters accusing the president Aleksandar Vucic to have facilitated a new wave of infections in déconfinant too quickly on the occasion of the general elections, largely won by his conservative party.
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In Sweden, who has adopted a more flexible approach in the fight against the virus, a handful of protesters have also called for the establishment of more stringent measures.
