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SMOKERS may be more vulnerable to contracting Covid-19, a high-ranking city health official said.
Davao City Covid-19 focal person Dr. Ashley Lopez said in a video presentation that smokers of cigarette, cigar, vape and other heated tobacco products may be more vulnerable to contracting the virus, as the act of smoking involves contact of fingers with the lips, which increases the possibility of transmission of viruses from hand to mouth.
Lopez, who is also the Vices Regulation Unit (VRU) head, said that smoking and vaping can affect one s cilia, which is located at nasopharynx, and lungs.
He said cilia are hair-like projections that move microbes and debris up and out of the airways. Scattered throughout the cilia are goblet cells that secrete mucus, which helps protect the lining of the bronchus and trap microorganisms.
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Published January 1, 2021, 5:36 PM
DAVAO CITY The city government of Davao has extended the implementation of the 9 p.m.-to-4 a.m. curfew, and the 24/7 liquor ban until the end of this month amid the continuing threat brought about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Mayor Sara Duterte issued Executive Order (EO) 71, which reiterated the implementation of the liquor ban to avoid transmission of the deadly virus during drinking sessions, and the curfew as the city anticipates the number of COVID-19 cases to spike after the holidays.
Mayor Sara Duterte (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
The local government warned that it will strictly enforce a “one-strike rule” against restaurants, sari-sari stores, and similar establishments and that any of them will be immediately closed once it is violating the liquor ban.
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