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Coronavirus 'can be sexually transmitted' as researchers find traces in semen

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Coronavirus could be transmitted through semen, a study suggests. Experts say they have found traces of Covid-19 in the sperm of men who have recovered from the disease.

A doctor is encouraging people who had coronavirus to abstain from sex or use condoms if further trials show the disease is passed on by sex.

A study of 38 patients found that six of them - including two who had recovered - had Covid-19 in their semen. British experts pointed out that viruses such as Ebola and Zika can also be carried in the semen of men who have recovered from the illnesses. Sign up for the Mirror Politics newsletter at www.mirror.co.uk/email - in your inbox at 8.30am to navigate the day ahead. They now say figuring out how long the bug remains in the

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