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WHO statement: Tobacco use and COVID-19

Posted on May 11, 2020August 12, 2020 by GGTC

May 11, 2020

Tobacco kills more than 8 million people globally every year. More than 7 million of these deaths are from direct tobacco use and around 1.2 million are due to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke.

Read more: World Health Organization

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