Demonstrators attend a rally against new restrictions imposed by the government after a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Bucharest, Romania October 2, 2021. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Thousands of people demonstrated in the main squares of the Romanian capital on Saturday against new coronavirus restrictions https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/romania-introduces-restrictions-stem-covid-19-case-rise-boost-vaccine-intakes-2021-10-01 announced by the government this week to fight a steep rise in infections.
Protesters, mostly not wearing face masks, gathered in University and Victory squares outside government offices, holding Romanian flags, blowing vuvuzelas and shouting: "Freedom, freedom without certificates," and "Down with the government."
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