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The Australian medical community on Monday slammed citizens who broke the law to protest against the social distancing restrictions imposed in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in the state of Victoria on Sunday, calling for an end to the lockdown, reports Xinhua news agency.Head of the Australian Medical Association, ony Bartone told the media that the protesters in fact risked prolonging social distancing laws by potentially spreading the disease, describing it as an "incredibly disappointing," and "bizarre" incident."By that grouping of those protests over the weekend, we just need one person to be positive and spread the virus and then we're on the backward step already," Bartone said."If we have to isolate again and (implement) those measures of social distancing right from the beginning, it's actually going to be even harder and much more prolonged the second time round."Ten people were arrested at Sunday's protest, most for failing to adhere to distancing regulations, however, four will be charged with offences related to assault of a police officer after one of the officers in attendance was hospitalized with an apparent rib injury."Victoria Police made it very clear that if a planned protest was to proceed it would be in direct contravention of the chief health officer's current directives," police said in a statement."While Victoria Police respects the public's right to protest, the health and safety of every Victorian needs to be our number one priority at this time."The country's Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy asked Austral to take responsibility for stopping the spread of COVID-19 and said that those who break social distancing rules should be held accountable.The number of coronavirus cases in Australia has increased to 6,948, with 97 deaths. ( With inputs from IANS )

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