US president Donald Trump has played down figures that revealed the country now has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, insisting 'you don't know what the numbers in China are'. Trump added he is due to speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, while explaining why he continues to call Covid-19 the 'China virus' despite his plea earlier this week to protect Asian-Americans from racism. 
US surpasses China for highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the world