About 500 people took to the streets in the Swiss town of Zug on Saturday to protest COVID-19 restrictions in the country that have forced the closures of restaurants and bars.
The protest was observed by police and remained peaceful, according to Reuters. Those that took part held up signs that read, “Wearing a mask is modern slavery.”
One protester told the news wire service he was there to make a statement that the “citizens are the ones who are in control, and the state should be there to serve its citizens.”
A woman who identified herself as a grandmother also said, “I don’t want my grandchildren to grow up in a world where so much is forbidden.”
The country of 8.5 million has recorded more than 530,000 COVID cases and 9,000 have died as of last Friday.
