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COVID Sceptics Rally in Vienna, Counter-Protests Expected

© AFP 2023 / HERBERT PFARRHOFERDemonstrators wave Austrian flags as they protest against the restrictions and measures taken by the Austrian government to fight the novel coronavirus, on 13 February 2021 in Vienna, amid the novel coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic.
Demonstrators wave Austrian flags as they protest against the restrictions and measures taken by the Austrian government to fight the novel coronavirus, on 13 February 2021 in Vienna, amid the novel coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic. - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.03.2021
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As of 5 March, the number of confirmed COVID cases in Austria stood at 464,374, with 8,489 deaths, according to the World Health Organisation.

Watch a live broadcast from Vienna, Austria, where people are rallying against coronavirus restrictions on Saturday, 6 March.

The rally is expected to be met with a counter-protest.

Last month, Austrian authorities reopened schools, hair salons and museums, while entertainment facilities have remained shut amid a high number of infections. In the past few weeks, thousands of people have taken to the streets in Vienna to protest against the closures. 

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