Germans stage protests against lockdown measures, social distancing rules


  • World
  • Saturday, 16 May 2020

People attend a protest against the government's restrictions following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Cannstatter Wasen area in Stuttgart, Germany, May 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

BERLIN (Reuters) - Thousands of Germans across the country took to the streets on Saturday to protest against restrictions imposed by the government to contain the coronavirus pandemic, police and organisers said.

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

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