Many of the demonstrators did not wear masks, despite police warnings via megaphone. Keystone / Georgios KefalasThousands of people have protested in the north-western Swiss town of Liestal against restrictions introduced to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. They had received police permission to gather, but many did not wear masks, flouting government rules. This comes one day after the Swiss government backtracked on plans to ease Covid-19 restrictions, citing a rise in the number of cases and slower than expected vaccination rollout. Bern protest blockedMeanwhile, a heavy police deployment managed to prevent another planned demonstration – unauthorised -- against Covid-19 restrictions in the federal capital Bern.
