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RFE/RL: Ukrainians protest against coronavirus restrictions as cases spike

Published Nov. 4, 2021 at 4:51 am

An anti-vaxxers protester holds a placard reading "Say 'No' to Covid genocide!" during their mass protest against the new Covid-19 quarantine restrictions outside the Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv on Nov. 3, 2021. Anti-vaxxers rally outside parliament in protest against new restrictions after the highest number of daily deaths reaches 700.

Photo by Oleg Petrasiuk

More than 1,000 people rallied in central Kyiv against Ukraine’s tough COVID-19 restrictions aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus. The November 3 rally comes as Ukraine has recently reported record numbers of daily coronavirus cases and deaths, prompting authorities to implement a raft of restrictions and call on people to get vaccinated.