Paris (AP) — More than 100,000 people protested across France on Saturday against the government’s latest measures to urge people to control vaccination and infection growth with delta variants of the coronavirus.

In Paris, separate protest marches are carried out by scratches on the right and left edges that pass through different parts of the city. Demonstrations were held in Strasbourg in the east, Lille in the north, and Montpellier in the south.

Thousands responded to a call to the streets of Florian Philippot, a fringe far-right politician and former right-hand man of Marine Le Pen, who announced earlier this month that he would run for the 2022 presidential election. It was. Protesters gathered just a stone’s throw from the Louvre, chanting “Macron, get rid of it!” And “freedom,” and slammed a metal spoon into the pot.

Philippot organized small but regular protests against the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis, but Saturday’s demonstration attracted more diverse people with widespread political dissatisfaction. It was. Royal family.

They condemned the government’s decision to make a vaccine on Monday Mandatory for all healthcare professionals, And recently tested negative or virus recovery to access restaurants and other public places to require a “health pass” to prove that people are fully vaccinated. .. President Emmanuel Macron’s government presented a bill on Monday enshrining action.

“I never get vaccinated,” says Bruno Auquier, a 53-year-old city council member living in the suburbs of Paris. “People need to wake up,” he questioned the safety of the vaccine.

France has already requested some vaccinations to enroll in public schools, but Orchier promised to take his two children out of school if the coronavirus vaccine became mandatory. “These new measures are the last straw,” Auquier said.

The government has warned of the continued epidemic of delta mutants. Authorities are concerned that if enough people are not vaccinated against the virus, it could put pressure on hospitals again. The pandemic killed more than 111,000 people in France and had a serious impact on the economy.

During a visit to the Southwest Pop-up Vaccination Center, Prime Minister Jean Castex advised the French to stick together to overcome the crisis.

“The only solution is vaccination,” he said, stressing “protecting us and freeing us more.”

In a protest in Paris, a manual worker in his 60s expressed bitterness about the dispatch of work in his department abroad. The 24-year-old royalist said he was there to demand “the return of God and the King.”

Lucian, a 28-year-old retail manager, said it wasn’t a vaccine repellent, but thought everyone should be able to do whatever they want with their body. “The government is overkill,” he said. His 26-year-old friend, Elise, said: “I have been vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and polio, but the COVID vaccine is too experimental.”

The majority of French healthcare workers have been vaccinated at least once, but some oppose the government’s decision to require all staff in medical facilities to be vaccinated.

In a protest in Paris on Saturday, 39-year-old Greens supporters and hospital inspectors said she might resort to buying fake vaccination certificates to avoid losing her job. Healthcare workers dressed as the Statue of Liberty called forcing people to vaccinate as “violence.”

In Montpellier, more than 1,000 people marched towards the station, shouting “Liberty!”. I have a sign that says “Our kids are not guinea pigs”. Security guards closed the front door of the traveler, and twelve police officers appeared in front.

The Interior Ministry said 114,000 people nationwide participated in the protests.

Throughout Friday night, the vandals plundered the southeastern vaccination center. Interior Minister Gerald Dharmanin urged the governor and police chief to strengthen the safety of elected civil servants after several complaints of threats over recent anti-COVID measures.

Vaccination hesitation is believed to be widespread in France, but it seems to have declined slightly in recent months as 36 million French have been vaccinated with the coronavirus vaccine. Since its announcement on Monday, millions more people have been given injections and applied for vaccinations.

French health care workers must be vaccinated until September 15. COVID pass requirements at all restaurants, bars, hospitals, shopping centers, trains, planes and other venues are being phased in from Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the French government announced on Sunday that it would strengthen border control, but said it would allow travelers from anywhere in the world to be fully vaccinated.

This includes those who have been vaccinated with AstraZeneca’s Indian vaccine.This move is based on the European Union COVID-19 certificate Recognizes only AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured in Europe..