World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned Friday that people who smoke tobacco have up to a 50 percent risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, in a statement on the anti-tobacco campaign launched by the World Health Organization titled “Commit to Quit Smoking,” that smokers can develop cancer, heart disease and respiratory disease from the Corona virus.
“Smokers have up to a 50 percent risk of severe illness and death from Covid-19, so quitting smoking is the best thing smokers can do to reduce the risk of contracting this coronavirus, as well as the risk of cancer. , heart and respiratory diseases. diseases, ”said Dr. Tedros.
He added: “We urge all countries to play their part by joining the WHO campaign and creating tobacco-free environments that provide people with the information, support and tools they need to quit smoking for good.”
To help people quit smoking and stay tobacco-free, the Quit Smoking Challenge provides tips and advice for six months on WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook Messenger, and WeChat.
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Meanwhile, India’s Federal Minister of Health Harsh Vardan received special recognition awards from the WHO chief of tobacco control due to the 2019 national legislation banning e-cigarettes and hot tobacco products (HTP) in the country.
Dr. Tedros’s comment on smokers who are at increased risk from Covid-19 came almost a year after the Indian Ministry of Health made a similar note. He said smokers were more likely to get SARS-CoV-2 because smoking increases the chances of hand-to-mouth transmission of the virus.
The Ministry of Health, in its document “Covid-19 Pandemic and Tobacco Use in India”, said that experts have confirmed that smokers have a higher risk of developing severe symptoms or dying from Covid-19, as the virus initially affects to human lungs. I have been warned not to use any of these products.
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