As 43 countries in Africa grapple with the spread of the novel coronavirus across the continent, a handful of others are relatively free of the fatal bugs that have killed more than 5000 people out of the 300,000 plus infected across the world.
There are 13 African countries, across five regions, which have yet to confirm any positive, according to updates on WHO.
North Africa
Western Sahara
Libya
West Africa
Sierra Leone,
Mali
Guinea-Bissau
Central Africa
Sao Tome and Principe
Southern Africa
Malawi
Comoros
Lesotho
Botswana
East Africa
Burundi
South Sudan