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In Melbourne, Australia, 17 people were arrested and 160 fined during a protest against the lockdown and measures taken by authorities to contain the spread of the coronavirus. In particular, one protester was arrested for assaulting a policeman and 15 others were arrested for violating the instructions of the Ministry of Health. The protest took place late in the morning on Saturday (Australian time) in front of the Shrine of Remembrance, the monument to the fallen; According to the Victoria State Police, where Melbourne is located, there were about 200 people.
The protest, titled Freedom Day, was organized on social media by several conspiratorial groups and opposed restrictions on coronavirus, vaccines and the 5G network. Reading the slogans, among the Melbourne protesters were coronavirus deniers, people who accuse the state of taking advantage of the pandemic to increase controls on citizens, others worried about some consequences of the lockdown: the economic crisis, the psychological damage and the increase of cases of violence against women (which also occurred in Italy). There were many Australian flags and people without masks, contrary to what the state required, even outdoors.
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Since August 2, Melbourne is in the fourth stage of the lockdown, which will last until Sunday September 13. It is forbidden to leave the house between 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., except to perform essential tasks and provide medical assistance. At other times of the day, you can only go out to buy food and other basic needs, exercise outdoors and at home, provide assistance and go to work (only those that are considered essential and that cannot be done from home) . In the state of Victoria, which has about 6 million inhabitants, there have been 19,415 cases of coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic and a total of 650 deaths, of which 50 occurred between September 3 and 4; there are currently 2,060 positive people.
Similar demonstrations have also been organized in other Australian cities: more than 26 thousand cases of coronavirus have been registered in the country, with 748 positive deaths compared to 25 million inhabitants. In Sydney, three people were arrested during an unauthorized protest in Hyde Park and there was also a demonstration at the Olympic stadium.
A demonstration against measures to contain the coronavirus is also scheduled for today in Rome: it will be held from 4:00 p.m. in the surroundings of the Bocca della Verità.
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