About 600 people were detained in Berlin during rallies due to COVID-19

In Berlin, several thousand opponents of restrictive measures introduced due to the CORONAVIRUS took to the streets, participants in unauthorized actions clashed with the police. it is reported by Die Welt.

During the demonstrations, more than 2,000 police officers were brought into the city. According to Berlin law enforcement officers, the protesters tried to destroy the exposed fences, break the police chain and pull individual employees out of it. The police, for their part, also used physical violence and pepper spray.

According to police spokesman Thilo Kablitz, about 600 people have been detained. According to him, among the police there are victims.

According to the latest data, the number of people infected with coronavirus in Germany has exceeded 3 million people.