Smokers have up to a 50% higher risk of developing severe disease, death from COVID-19: WHO
GENEVA, 28th May, 2021 (WAM) Smokers have up to a 50 percent higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19, so quitting is best thing smokers can do to lower their risk from this coronavirus, as well as the risk of developing cancers, heart disease and respiratory illnesses, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
The World Health Organisation’s Commit to Quit’ tobacco campaign has made resources from its Quitting Toolkit freely available to more than a billion tobacco users, less than 5 months into the year-long campaign.