Experts Reports: Intimacy will increase during Lockdown 2.0

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New Delhi. The lockdown has meant many different things for different types couples– those who share a good sex life enjoy the extra time for intimacy; for couples who don’t have such a great sex life it’s an opportunity to work on their intimacy, that is if you’re together during quarantine.

But for couples who are not together and self-isolating, Lockdown 2.0 can get quite tough, it is inevitable that many couples and singletons are wondering how this will affect their relationship.

Is Covid-19 sexually transmissible?

Till now there is no confirmation from experts that COVID-19 transmission patterns indicate sexual transmission. It’s primarily spread through respiratory droplets and secondary transmission is by touching of contaminated surfaces.

There is no evidence that the Covid-19 can be transmitted via either vaginal or anal intercourse. However, kissing is a very common practice and the virus can be transmitted via saliva. Therefore, the virus can be transmitted by kissing, say reports.

“There is no evidence that the Covid-19 can be transmitted via either vaginal or anal intercourse. As kissing is a very common practice during sexual intercourse, and the virus can be transmitted via saliva, hence the virus can be transmitted by kissing. Avoid kissing if your partner has recently travelled abroad. It is safe to do so after 2 weeks. There is also evidence of oral-fecal transmission of Covid-19 and that implies that analingus may be a risk factor for covid infection,” says Dr Anup Dhir surgeon and fellow of the European Committee on Sexual Medicine, Apollo Hospital.

If you or your partner is suspected of COVID-19 or shows symptoms, expert advice is to steer clear of each other as much as possible and live in different rooms till the test results.

 

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