Cigarette ban was successful , drop in lung disease visits at WC hospital According to a study by the African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, electronic data showed that emergency centre attendance for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at the George Regional Hospital in the Western Cape fell by 69,28% between January and August 2020, compared with the same period in 2019. Image: 123RF/GIN SANDERS
The cigarette ban in the country was “successful” and slashed a number of emergency visits for lung diseases at a Western Cape hospital, a study revealed.
According to a study by the African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, electronic data showed that emergency centre attendance for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at the George Regional Hospital in the Western Cape fell by 69,28% between January and August 2020, compared with the same period in 2019.
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A total of 230 more deaths have been reported, with the most fatalities occurring in Limpopo (122) and North West and the Northern Cape recording none.