Germany infection rate rises after lockdown eased, as thousands protest restrictions

Thousands take to streets to demand all restrictions are removed, despite experts warning of an "exponential growth" in new cases.

Those pesky experts and their warnings.

"The loosening measures were far too poorly prepared." Karl Lauterbach, a professor of epidemiology

And this is in a nation that has handled the pandemic far better than the UK has. If Germany are feeling the effects within days of relaxing their lockdown despite having around a quarter of the number of deaths, just imagine how much worse it's going to be here. People have been partying over the bank holiday weekend, parks have been full and even the restrictions are supermarkets are not being enforced as strongly as they were before.

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