Coronavirus update: Global case tally 4.7 million; China’s Xi supports WHO-backed probe of origins of pandemic–once it’s over
May 18, 2020 at 11:25 AM EDT
The number of cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 rose to 4.7 million on Monday, as Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would support an international investigation of the origins of the pandemic led by the World Health Organization, as soon as the crisis has been brought under control.