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Covid-19 found in semen of infected men, say Chinese doctors

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Chinese researchers who tested the sperm of men infected with Covid-19 has discovered a minority had the novel coronavirus in their semen. It opens up a small chance that the disease could be sexually transmitted, scientists have warned. A study by doctors at China’s Shangqiu municipal hospital of 38 men admitted with the disease concluded that six of them(16%), tested positive for Sars-CoV-2 in their semen.