Protesters in France denounce Covid-19 health pass

A protester waves a French flag during a demonstration in Marseille (Daniel Cole/AP)

Thousands of people, from families to far-right sympathisers, marched in cities across France for a fifth straight Saturday to denounce a Covid-19 health pass that is now needed to enter restaurants, bars and sports arenas or use long-distance trains, planes or buses.

Some 1,600 police were deployed for three separate marches in Paris, a week after the health pass came into effect.