Britons are having less sex because of the coronavirus lockdown, according to the maker of Durex condoms. Laxman Narasimhan, chief executive of Reckitt Benckiser, said sales of condoms had been hit particularly hard in the UK and Italy - with restrictions 'limiting the number of intimate occasions'. Goh Miah Kiat, Karex's chief executive, told AFP earlier this month: 'The world will definitely see a condom shortage. The government was asked about the impact of coronavirus on romance and relationships at the start of the lockdown. Jenny Harries, the deputy chief medical officer, said: 'If the two halves of a couple are currently in separate households, ideally they should stay in those households.

Source: Daily Mail April 30, 2020 21:34 UTC