Smoking

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Cagla Durak
Coronavirus chronicle

Turkey bans smoking in public areas amid surge of Covid-19 patients

In a nationwide notice, the Interior Ministry said the smoking ban aimed to ensure citizens comply with rules to wear protective masks properly in public because people were seen to lower them...

A crab can be seen smoking a cigarette. Picture: Twitter/ Screengrab
Offbeat

'Cancer taking a cancerous puff'

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World+Biz

Bhutan lifts tobacco ban due to coronavirus

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Covid-19 in Bangladesh

74pc believe Covid-19 is a grave disease: Study

Covid-19: Can you get infected from secondhand smoke?
Health

Covid-19: Can you get infected from secondhand smoke?

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Health

Vaping policy: Science should prevail over prejudice

Lung radiation shows promise for COVID-19 pneumonia; smoking raises risks
Coronavirus chronicle

Lung radiation shows promise for COVID-19 pneumonia; smoking raises risks

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World+Biz

WHO to launch initiative to help 1.3 billion people quit smoking

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Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-19: Easy steps to improve your respiratory health

Illustration: SM Rakibur Rahman
Health

Isn’t it the best opportunity to quit smoking? Think, please!

A man smokes a cigarette in front of the Holy Family Red Crescent Nursing College at Eskaton Garden, Dhaka. Photo: Saikat Bhadra
Bangladesh

Cigarette butts, smell of smoke in 71% of public hospitals in Dhaka

Discarded cigarette butts are pictured at the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) headquarters in Berlin, Germany, May 26, 2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

‘Turning point’ as number of male smokers drops: WHO

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Bangladesh

99 percent govt offices in Ctg violate tobacco control laws