There is a high possibility of the Covid-19 virus being transmitted sexually, the minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said.
Mr Ehanire, addressing an emergency press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, said he believed that “if a person is positive, the virus can be transmitted sexually.”
This is, however, subject to scientific testing as the Covid-19 is a new disease and a lot of research is ongoing on the pattern of transmission of the disease.
However, some scientists have claimed that the virus cannot be transmitted through sexual intercourse except via oral sex.
A scientist, Jessica Justman, who spoke with The Guardian UK, said they are not seeing patterns that indicate sexual transmission.
She, however, advised that when a partner is a Covid-19 case, it is better to steer clear of each other as much as possible.