Tobacco consumption can increase risk of COVID-19 mortality, says NGO
The Hindu
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important for people to stop smoking to keep their lungs in a better condition.
Consumption of tobacco can increase the risk of COVID-19 mortality, an anti-tobacco watchdog said on Monday. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important for people to stop smoking to keep their lungs in a better condition, the NGO said on the occasion of the World No Tobacco Day. “The consumption of tobacco can create more problems during the COVID-19 infection. If you want to survive the COVID-19 threat, then you must quit smoking immediately,” National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication’s general secretary Dr. Shekhar Salkar said in a video message.More Related News