The study doesn't address whether the virus can be sexually transmitted, however.
There was no long-term follow-up so it is not known how long the virus may remain in semen or if men can spread it to their partners during sex.
The results contrast with a study of 34 Chinese men with COVID-19 published last month in the journal . U.S. and Chinese researchers found no evidence of virus in semen tested between eight days and almost three months after diagnosis.Dr. John Hotaling of the University of Utah, co-author of that report, said the new study involved much sicker men, most with active disease.
Authorities believe the coronavirus mainly spreads from droplets produced when infected people cough, which are inhaled by people nearby. Some studies have reported finding the virus in blood, feces and tears or other fluid from COVID-19 patients with inflammation in their eyes.
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