Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 9,997

Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 9,997

BERLIN: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 9, 997 to 2, 424, 684, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The reported death toll rose by 394 to 69, 519, the tally showed. AMSTERDAM: The Dutch parliament on Thursday passed a non-binding motion saying the treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority in China amounts to genocide, the first such move by a European country. Activists and UN rights experts say at least one million Muslims are being detained in camps in the remote western region of Xinjiang. The activists and some Western politicians accuse China of using torture, forced labor and sterilizations. China denies any human rights abuses in Xinjiang and says its camps provide vocational training and are needed to fight extremism. "A genocide on the Uighur minority is occurring in China," the Dutch motion said, stopping short of directly saying that the Chinese government was responsible. The Chinese Embassy in The Hague said on Thursday any suggestion of a genocide in Xinjiang was an "outright lie" and the Dutch parliament had "deliberately smeared China and grossly interfered in China's internal affairs." Canada passed a resolution labelling China's treatment