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"&lt;p&gt;Protesters against coronavirus restrictions have gathered in Berlin for a demonstration titled &amp;quot;The end of the pandemic &amp;#x2014; freedom day.&amp;quot; It comes amid increasing concern about an upturn in infections in Germany.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A crowd of people whistling and cheering &amp;#x2014; and with few masks in sight &amp;#x2014; marched from the Brandenburg Gate on Saturday ahead of a rally on a wide boulevard that runs through the city&amp;apos;s Tiergarten park.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Protesters held up homemade placards featuring slogans that included &amp;quot;Corona, false alarm,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;We are being forced to wear a muzzle&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Natural defence instead of vaccination.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some chanted; &amp;quot;We&amp;apos;re here and we&amp;apos;re loud, because we are being robbed of our freedom.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;People mostly without face masks attend a demonstration with the slogan The end of the pandemic - freedom day&amp;apos; - against coronavirus restrictions in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. (AP)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"
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