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URL copied World No Tobacco Day: Smoking affects immunity, increases Covid risk: WHO Since 1987, WHO (World Health Organisation) sponsors May 31st as World No Tobacco Day in order to spread annual awareness and highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and encourage governments to adopt effective policies to reduce smoking. If you smoke tobacco, then it is high time to crush and throw it away forever as health experts on Sunday warned that it can put you at high risk of Covid-19 by affecting your body s immunity. According to experts, smoking impairs lung function, thereby reducing immunity and making it harder for the body to fight off various diseases. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General said that smokers have up to a 50 per cent higher risk of developing severe disease and death from Covid-19.

New delhiDharamshila narayana superspecialityAnshuman kumarPranshu tripathiTedros adhanom ghebreyesusMinistry of healthWorld health organisationWorld no tobacco dayImage sourceAdhanom ghebreyesusDirector surgical oncologyDharamshila narayana superspeciality hospitalSenior consultantMedical oncologyAction cancer hospitalFamily welfare