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Nations around the world are trying to assess their potential exposure the to the deadly Covid-19 coronavirus.聽

Recent days have seen good news and bad news from Africa.聽Egypt announced that the patient there with the disease has been declared clear of the infection and is on their way to recovery. However, in Zimbabwe, a new suspected case has been placed in quarantine.聽 聽

Medical researchers have been looking at how vulnerable the different parts of the continent are to the coronavirus.聽

Dr Vittoria Colizza has been assessing which countries in Africa are at highest risk.

(Photo: Authorities test people's temperature at Cairo International Airport. Credit: Getty Images)