Can I still have sex during the coronavirus pandemic?

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A very, very important question, especially when it comes to social distancing. Incels will rejoice.

Home with your partner and hours of time ticking slowly by? As the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 continues to spread widely in the US and beyond, restrictions that promote social distancing do, too. By now, you may find yourself essentially quarantined at home with your partner. While this can be a wonderful time to connect with each other, you may have questions about how much intimacy is safe.

How safe is intimacy with a partner?

True, many forms of intimacy require a closer distance than the six feet of separation recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).


Yet this does not mean that you should isolate yourself from your spouse or partner and stop being intimate at all. If both of you are healthy and feeling well, are practicing social distancing and have had no known exposure to anyone with COVID-19, touching, hugging, kissing, and sex are more likely to be safe. Similarly, sharing a bed with a partner who is healthy should not be an issue.

If both of you are healthy and feeling well, are practicing social distancing and have had no known exposure to anyone with COVID-19, touching, hugging, kissing, and sex are more likely to be safe.

But what about intimacy if one partner has been ill?

If you or your partner have been sick with COVID-19 and are now recovering, this CDC page explains ways to prevent the spread of germs, including not sharing bedding –– or presumably, a bed –– and abstaining from all intimate contact until

at least seven days after symptoms first started
and other symptoms have improved
and at least 72 hours fever-free without the use of any medications.

However, one study suggested that the virus may shed for up to 14 days, so you may want to minimize contact for up to 14 days.

During this time, the person who is sick should self-quarantine and limit use of common spaces as much as possible. It’s important to wipe down all common surfaces, wash all bedding, and take other steps recommended by the CDC if a person is ill.

The good news? Public health authorities in Shenzen, China found that there was a 14.9% transmission rate among household contacts. Risks to household members are minimized through steps that include self-quarantine for the person showing signs of illness and excellent hand hygiene for the whole household.


https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/intimacy-sex-and-covid-19-2020041519550#:~:text=If%20both%20of%20you%20are,likely%20to%20be%20safe.

Don't fret, incels. You still have a chance. :thumbsup:
 
hedonism is a key factor in the summertime spikes along with using public restrooms.

so banging anything you can find the hips on is rolling the dice in new and unpleasant ways.

if its your spouse your risk is far lower if at all.
 
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