China's Xi offers Trump help in coronavirus fight as Wuhan reopens to traffic


Trump(left) said China had sent virus data to U.S. scientists and was sending more after he and Xi(right) spoke by telephone.

WUHAN, China: Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that he would have China's support in fighting the coronavirus, as Wuhan, the Chinese city where the outbreak emerged, reopened to incoming traffic.

The United States now has the most coronavirus cases of any country, with nearly 85,000 infections. Hospitals in cities including New York and New Orleans are struggling to cope with the wave of patients.

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