While the restriction of movement around the world has caused great concerns in major areas of the economy, the sex industry like the purveyors of the internet may have witnessed more blessings than regrets.

Do you remember the move by Pornhub to stream premium service to Italians free of charge? Yes, the world is not just self-isolating but making it a very comfortable and intimate time.

Since the Lockdown began across national borders early this year, we’ve seen a surge in pleasure streaming sites, shortage in supply of condoms, increase in demand of intimacy gadgets and sexually related items and a drop in the patronage of sex workers physically.

Most reports this week across the internet, show that intimacy gadget shops and sexually related items across the world have experienced a boom in sales since the pandemic hit the world proper this year.

Danish biggest intimacy gadget review website has also experienced a massive surge in traffic during the lockdown. Sex experts in Denmark say the sales of intimacy gadgets in the country have more than doubled after Danes were told to stay at home to limit the spread of the virus.

Lelo, a Swedish luxury intimacy gadget brand says it has seen sales increase by 40 per cent, UK Meds, an online pharmacy based in Nottingham, reported a spike in Viagra sales and reports from local news sites in Nigeria, show that most online stores where intimacy gadgets are sold, have items either in short supply or sold out.

This is as Adult Toy Megastore has been declared an essential service by the New Zealand government, as it sells condoms and medical items.

It comes as the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) which is concerned with reproductive and sexual health warned of grave effects which a global shortage of condoms may cause after one of the world’s biggest producer, Karex, was forced to shut down production in its Malaysian factories for a week.

Malaysia’s Karex Bhd makes one in every five condoms globally. While it was eventually declared an essential service, it has only been allowed to restart production with 50 percent of its staff, leading to a global shortfall of 100 million condoms.

You may be thinking that sometime in December 2020 or January 2021, we may see a surge in birthrate across the world, well, experts have refuted this hypothesis noting that though there may be a surge in sexual activities, their aim is not in having babies.

As over 1 billion people have been forced to stay at home, we wait patiently until nine months after.

SOURCE: https://www.askifa.ng/sex-industry-experiences-boom-in-sales-amidst-the-covid-19-pandemic/

At the end of the day. Sex sells