Europe revolt against curbs and restrictions

Europe is suffering severely with pandemic virus. Third wave of coronavirus infections hit European Union. 15 regions in France including capital Paris grips into lockdown. 21 million people in France to be placed under restrictions. 

Germany’s virus rate increases to 100 and decided to extend lockdown till the end of April month. People in many EU nations haven’t unable to tolerate the curbs that affect their lives. Anti-lockdown protests took place this weekend in over a dozen European countries in response to strict government restrictions to control a third wave of COVID-19 infections. That forced anti-lockdown protests are raging across the Europe.

Unlike the United States, European lockdown measures have been more severe, demanding prolonged shutdowns of nonessential businesses, schools and travel restrictions. France asked citizens to have documents explaining the reason for they went out of their homes. UK has continued to prevent gatherings of more than two people. Germany banned residents from traveling more than 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from their homes. Thousands of people gathered at London’s Hyde Park to participate in anti-lockdown protests. Many people were arrested during the protest for violating covid-19 restrictions. There were protests on three consecutive days in London last week. 

Anti-lockdown protest hit Amsterdam, Netherlands capital over the weekend. The museumplein was designated as safety risk area and police carried out preventive searches. Swedish police dispersed hundreds of protesters in Stockholm who gathered in violation of the government's restrictions on large gatherings. People have carried out placards with different slogans showing their resistance in protest like “Freedom for Security”, “Stop Dictatorship” and “the curb is worse than the disease”. Unlike other countries, Sweden remained open during the early part of the pandemic but implemented tougher restrictions as cases accelerated in the winter. These protests were also a sign of resentment against the way many European governments have handled the pandemic.