Dr. Mehmet Oz has the cure for fighting the coronavirus quarantine blues: sex.
At a time when most couples are working at home and likely getting on each other’s nerves, the 59-year-old talk show host recommends regular physical intimacy to stave off fights and combat depression while trapped inside.
‘The best solution, if you’re holed up with your significant other quarantined, is have sex. You’ll live longer, get rid of the tension,’ he told TMZ while walking the empty streets of New York City on Tuesday.
How to keep busy at home: Dr. Mehmet Oz, 59, is encouraging couples to have sex while quarantined during the coronavirus pandemic, saying it’s ‘the best solution’ for depression
‘It certainly gets some stories. Maybe you’ll make some babies,’ he added. ‘It’s certainly better than staring at each other and getting on each other’s nerves.’
Dr. Oz explained that what they have learned from the coronavirus outbreak in China is that ‘people get really depressed when they’re quarantined.’
He advised that people should use the time at home to pick up a hobby or find something that they wished they had time to learn such as a new language, a musical instrument, or computer programming.
‘Just do something you never thought possible. Read philosophy and get smart,’ he said. ‘Don’t just watch escapism television and become braindead and numb to the world.’
And, of course, be believes couples should use the time to have sex while making the best of a bad situation.
Diagnosis: While walking the empty streets of New York City on Tuesday, Dr. Oz explained that ‘people get really depressed when they’re quarantined’
‘Here’s the good news. I talked to the surgeon general, Jerome Adams, today, and he believes we’re six to eight weeks from being past the worst of this and having beaten this pandemic,’ he added. ‘That’s how long we have to hold our breath for. That’s our finishing line.’
Dr. Oz’s advice about couples having sex while quarantined comes at a time when people are speculating that there will be a baby boom of pandemic babies who will be called ‘coronials’ or ‘quaranteens.’
Dr. Kevin Kathrotia of Millennium Neonatology told FOX Business that the bars and restaurants closing may result in a spike in births this December.
‘It’s going to happen. It’s probably going to be the biggest baby boom we’ve seen,’ said Kathrotia, who is based in North Carolina. ‘Anytime there’s the threat of a hurricane, there’s a little baby boom.’
‘Everyone’s at home,’ he continued. ‘Those already with kids are less likely to have a kid, but those married without kids — there’s going to be kids in nine months, I can assure you.’
Best solution: Dr. Oz noted that physical intimacy is better than ‘getting on each other’s nerves.’ A couple is pictured kissing at the Barcelona airport in Spain last week
As of Tuesday, there have been 5,244 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the US and 94 deaths.
To slow down the spread, President Donald Trump released a series of coronavirus guidelines that calls for a lockdown of America, including the closing of restaurants and schools.
‘Each and every one of us has a critical role to play in stopping the spread,’ the president said in the White House briefing room on Monday.
While his guidelines will be revisited after the initial 15-day proposal, Trump warned the virus could affect American life well into the summer.
‘People are talking about July, August, something like that,’ Trump said. ‘They could be right in that period of time where it washes through.’
Update: As of Tuesday morning, there are more than 5,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in America and 94 deaths