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

A study based on a small number of patients opens up chance of sexual transmission of Covid-19.

Chinese researchers who tested the sperm of men infected with Covid-19 found a minority had the new coronavirus in their semen, opening up a small chance the disease could be sexually transmitted, scientists have said.

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