A mass protest against COVID measures in Cyprus took place last night in front of the Presidential Palace in Nicosia. The claims concern the immediate abolition of “illegal” and “unconstitutional” claims imposed by the government in the fight against coronavirus.
Thousands of people took part in the demonstration, organized on social networks, in defense of their rights, which, in their opinion, are violated by the measures taken by the government in connection with the pandemic, BNR reports.
Protesters demanded the immediate abolition of the safe pass of SafePass for coronavirus and mandatory twice-weekly tests for all unvaccinated.
They called on the government to end discrimination and the division of citizens into vaccinated and unvaccinated, and to stop threats from employers to lay off public and private sector employees for refusing to vaccinate.
A mass protest erupted in response to the government’s decision Tuesday to impose new, tougher measures against the spread of the coronavirus. With them, the unvaccinated must be tested every 72 hours to have access to a store, restaurant, bank, public transportation, customer service centers and other places indoors and outdoors.
Rapid tests, which have so far been free, will be conducted at the expense of citizens from August 1.
The protests were made by the government due to a sharp jump in the number of new coronavirus cases in Cyprus, which this week exceeded 1,000 a day.
Protesters against restrictive measures and vaccines attacked a Cypriot TV channel last night and set fire to cars in front of its building in Nicosia, according to AFP.