Tue Feb 1, 2022 – 10:33 am EST
PRAGUE (LifeSiteNews) — Thousands of people took to the streets of Prague on Sunday to protests COVID restrictions.
The protesters waved flags and chanted slogans to denounce COVID restrictions, in particular the fact that unvaccinated citizens are still not able to access certain venues.
Prague Czech Republic 🇨🇿 Anti Covid BS, Anti Everything 🔥 Long Live The People 👊 pic.twitter.com/7D2GQuVetD
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The Czech government recently announced it would not go ahead with plans for mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers and some other professions, though vaccine passport requirements still apply to some venues such as restaurants, museums, and nightclubs.
“The state should listen to the people’s demands. The arrangements and restrictions lead us on the road to hell,” a protester shouted.
Back in December, the previous Czech government had decided to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for healthcare workers, police, firefighters, as well as everyone aged over 60.
These plans were scrapped by the new government, a center-right coalition led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala.
On January 19, Fiala announced that his government would not impose mandatory vaccination on anyone: “We agreed on the fact that
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