Thousands protest against Czech COVID measures as hospitals fill


  • World
  • Sunday, 28 Nov 2021

Demonstrators wave flags as they protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) measures, in Prague, Czech Republic, November 28, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Several thousand people protested in Prague against anti-coronavirus restrictions on Sunday as many Czech hospitals halted non-urgent procedures in the face of one of the world's fastest rates of new infections.

Gathered in a park overlooking the Czech capital's centre, protesters waved national flags and carried signs with slogans such as: "Get vaccinated? Over your dead bodies".

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