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Added on the 05/09/2020 08:19:49 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Police used pepper spray in a number of confrontations and made over 200 arrests in Melbourne, as several hundred attendees flouted stay-at-home orders and marched through an inner-city suburb. The illegal gathering comes amid city's sixth lockdown since the pandemic started, with the wider state of Victoria reporting over 500 cases of Covid-19 on Saturday. IMAGES
Hundreds protest in Melbourne as the city prepares to enter a sixth coronavirus lockdown. Victoria premier Dan Andrews said Thursday he had "no choice" but to make the "very difficult announcement" to lock down Melbourne and the rest of the virus-weary state little more than a week after the last lockdown ended. Sydney also reported a record number of new coronavirus cases as Australia falters in its efforts to bring a virulent Delta outbreak under control. IMAGES
Protesters bring scissors, clippers and chairs to the Michigan State Capitol to give haircuts and demonstrate against lockdown measures aimed at stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus. Large lines formed as people waited to get a trim or even a massage. IMAGES
Demonstrators gather outside Michigan's State Capitol in Lansing to protest against coronavirus stay-at-home orders which are in place until May 28. IMAGES
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who has mostly been in hiding since July 28 presidential polls, boards the truck that takes her to the opposition protest in Caracas against the reelection of President Nicolas Maduro. IMAGES