<p>China is "open" to international cooperation to identify the source of the novel coronavirus, China's foreign minister said on Sunday.<br /><br /><b data-stringify-type="bold"><a aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-a82cfddb-bd17-44b9-bc04-b5aa41919b26" data-sk="tooltip_parent" delay="150" href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/coronavirus-updates-cases-deaths-country-wise-worldometers-info-data-covid-19-834531.html#1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">COVID-19 Pandemic Tracker: 15 countries with the highest number of coronavirus cases, deaths</a></b></p>.<p>But any investigation must be "free of political interference," Wang Yi said at a press conference, blasting what he called efforts by US politicians to "fabricate rumours" about the pathogen's origins and "stigmatise China."</p>
<p>China is "open" to international cooperation to identify the source of the novel coronavirus, China's foreign minister said on Sunday.<br /><br /><b data-stringify-type="bold"><a aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-a82cfddb-bd17-44b9-bc04-b5aa41919b26" data-sk="tooltip_parent" delay="150" href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/coronavirus-updates-cases-deaths-country-wise-worldometers-info-data-covid-19-834531.html#1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">COVID-19 Pandemic Tracker: 15 countries with the highest number of coronavirus cases, deaths</a></b></p>.<p>But any investigation must be "free of political interference," Wang Yi said at a press conference, blasting what he called efforts by US politicians to "fabricate rumours" about the pathogen's origins and "stigmatise China."</p>