saturday. crowds packed parliament hill in hotwa to protest cross-border mandates. police were on alert after violent rhetoric. about 90% of canada's truckers are already vaccinated. austria is joining the list of several european nations who have announced the easing of covid-19 restrictions, even though infections there are still high. opening hours of restaurants and shops will be extended and the maximum number of people at events will be increased. meanwhile, the number of serious infections in israel is on the rise, but still a covid expert claims that the country has already passed its omicron peak. we're now joined by cnn's hadas gold in jerusalem, but first let's go to our scott mclean in london. so a continuation of a trend we've been seeing in some european countries, cases high or even rising, but restrictions falling. >> it's a weird paradox here, kim, you're right.