More than 100,000 march in France against Covid vaccine requirementsSaturday's marches eclipsed last month's protests, with four times the numbers turning outPARIS: More than 100,000 people across France protested Saturday over what they say are government plans to further restrict the rights of the unvaccinated, days after French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to "piss off" those refusing the jab. The government has said it expects the new requirements to be implemented by Jan 15, although lawmakers in the Senate could now delay the process. Interior ministry officials said 105,200 people participated in Saturday's protests across France, 18,000 of them in the capital Paris, where police reported 10 arrests and three officers slightly injured. France recorded 303,669 new coronavirus cases on Saturday amid mounting pressure on hospitals. The Paris protesters, many of them unmasked, braved the cold and rain brandishing placards emblazoned with the word "truth" and "No to vaccine passes".

Source: Bangkok Post January 09, 2022 02:47 UTC