Worrisome - coronavirus can persist in men's semen even after they have begun to recover, a finding that raises the possibility the virus could be sexually transmitted. Similar semen findings found for Ebola and Zika before... #COVID19 https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/health/coronavirus-semen-china-health/index.html

2) "We found that SARS-CoV-2 can be present in the semen of patients with COVID-19, and SARS-CoV-2 may still be detected in the semen of recovering patients,"

3) "Even if the virus cannot replicate in the male reproductive system, it may persist, possibly resulting from the privileged immunity of testes”.

Privileged immunity means immune system *cannot* fully reach the region to attack viral invaders. (Cuz semen is sequestered)

4) not yet clear if coronavirus can spread this way. Finding evidence of not necessarily mean it's infectious.

"If it could be proved that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted sexually in future studies, sexual transmission might be a critical part of the prevention of transmission”

5) “Therefore, to avoid contact with the patient's saliva and blood may not be enough, since the survival of SARS-CoV-2 in a recovering patient's semen maintains the likelihood to infect others."

6) “Ebola and Zika virus were both found to spread in semen, sometimes months after a male patient had recovered.”