Hundreds of anti-vaccine activists and conspiracy theorists have gathered in Rome to protest against coronavirus safety measures.
Those involved in the rally spoke against the Italian government's enforcement of face masks, arguing it impeded on personal freedoms.
Italy is one of Europe's worst-hit countries with more than 35,000 fatalities and 1,695 new infections reported on Saturday alone. Image: AP
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