Tens of Thousands Join Protest Over COVID-19 Measures in France

Demonstrators hold placards and chant slogans as they march during a rally in Nantes, western France, on Sept. 18, 2021. Sebastien Salom-gomis/AFP via Getty Images

Protesters in France took to the streets for the tenth consecutive weekend to demonstrate against COVID-19 vaccine passports and mandates.

The French Ministry of the Interior said that about 80,000 people took part in the rallies that started on Sept. 18—with demonstrators taking part in cities and towns across the European nation, French news channel BFMTV reported.