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Added on the 05/02/2022 17:20:57 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Police direct traffic as vehicles partaking in a 'Freedom Convoy' against Covid-19 restrictions arrive in Jerusalem from 40 cities across Israel. The demonstration is inspired by the Canadian protest movement which is entering its third week. IMAGES
Images show vehicles driving on a highway in Israel's Shar Agay area, west of Jerusalem, as they participate in the "Freedom Convoy" against the government's Covid-19 restrictions. IMAGES
Thousands of demonstrators from across the US march in Washington, DC, to decry Covid-19 mandates. Mostly maskless, the protesters walk from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial in a city that has adopted mask and vaccine mandates. IMAGES
Scientists in South Africa say they have detected a new Covid-19 variant with multiple mutations, blaming it for a surge in infection numbers. The variant, which goes by the scientific lineage number B.1.1.529, "has a very high number of mutations". SOUNDBITE
Protesters continue to stage roadblocks in the town of Abymes in Guadeloupe, at the call of unions, to protest against the health pass and mandatory vaccination of workers. IMAGES
Protesters build a barricade made of a burnt car in Gosier, on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe following days of rioting against Covid-19 measures. IMAGES