HOLMES: The United States is very close to reaching 6 million coronavirus cases and the country, of course, has more than 182,000 deaths. According to Johns Hopkins University, the biggest hotspots are still in the South of the country. Meanwhile, cases are flaring up on college campuses across the country. The University of Alabama says more than 1,000 students on just one of its campuses have tested positive since classes resumed less than two weeks ago. Meanwhile, protests against social distancing and mask wearing took place in Germany on Saturday. But as Fred Pleitgen reports, there has been a lot more at play than you might think.</s>FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Tens of thousands of people came here to the center of Berlin to protest against the coronavirus restrictions of the German government. However, the protesters didn't just come from all over Germany; they came from all over Europe. Certainly there were people holding the flags of many European countries and the flag of Russia as well. Now the people here say they want to get rid of some of the coronavirus restrictions that have been put in place by the German government, like physical distancing, like for instance, wearing masks in areas where you can't physically distance as well. Now the Berlin authorities didn't want this demonstration to take place. They originally banned this demonstration, however a court before the demonstrations started said that it can take place.</s>PLEITGEN: However in the middle of the demonstration, authorities came in and said the people weren't physically distancing and they weren't wearing masks so that's why the Berlin administration stopped this demonstration from happening. But as you can see, many people here turned out and stayed until well into the afternoon to speak their mind and to say they believe that the coronavirus restrictions that have been put in place by politicians in Germany but in other countries as well are excessive -- Fred Pleitgen, CNN, Berlin.</s>HOLMES: Well, they took a stand for racial justice. Now the NBA is back in action. Why these players have more on their minds than winning a championship. That's after the break.
Rallies Against COVID-19 Restrictions Across Europe