The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, arned that people who smoke tobacco have up to 50 per cent higher risk of developing serious illnesses and dying due to Covid-19. In a statement on WHO's 'Commit to Quit' tobacco campaign, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said smokers can develop cancer, heart diseases and respiratory illnesses from the coronavirus.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, arned that people who smoke tobacco have up to 50 per cent higher risk of developing serious illnesses and dying due to Covid-19. In a statement on WHO's 'Commit to Quit' tobacco campaign, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said smokers can develop cancer, heart diseases and respiratory illnesses from the coronavirus.