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Anti-lockdown protests planned to take place in Berlin, Germany, have been banned by the city’s administrative court, amid fears the Delta variant will lead to a rise in infections.
According to Deutsche Welle, judges at Berlin’s administrative court refused to authorise 13 demonstrations, banning tens of thousands of Germans from rallying in their capital city. Organisers of one protest said 22,500 people had registered to take part, according to DW.
Australia will have to vaccinate 80% of its adults against Covid-19 before it can consider reopening its borders, the country’s prime minister, Scott Morrison, has said.
Announcing a four-stage plan for the lifting of coronavirus restrictions, Morrison expressed confidence that phase B – having 70% of the population fully vaccinated – could be reached by the end of the year.
