Only two in five adults in the UK are sexually active during the coronavirus lockdown, research suggests.
Being cooped up at home with our significant other, scientists from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge expected couples to become more intimate during quarantine.
They were surprised to find the reverse to be true, with just over a third (39%) of the 868 adults they surveyed claiming to have taken part in any sexual activity in the past week.
The scientists argued sex has a “plethora of physical and mental health benefits”, and could help ease stress and anxiety amid the unsettling situation.
