Crowds ignored calls to wear masks and keep their distance from one another in line with pandemic regulations

German police used water cannons to disperse demonstrators who had gathered at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate Wednesday to protest increasingly severe coronavirus restrictions.

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"Crowds ignored calls to wear masks and keep their distance from another in line with pandemic regulations," reported The Associated Press (AP).

olice in riot gear moved in as the cannons soaked protesters in the German capital, with some participants being carried away. Other demonstrators lobbed fireworks and flares in response.

The protests took place as German lawmakers debated a bill that would enable the government to impose stricter rules, including social distancing, mandating mask-wearing in public and other venues to attempt to arrest the spread of the virus. Read more at i24