Smoking any form of tobacco increases the severity of respiratory diseases, Health CAS Rashid Aman has warned. There are 1.3 billion tobacco users globally with more than eight million tobacco-related deaths recorded globally each year. "Covid-19 is a severe acute respiratory disease. Smokeless tobacco used by chewing or sniffing equally increases the risk of severe disease." "Tobacco is harmful.We urge those who use tobacco in any form to place their health first and quit the habit," he said.

Source: The Star September 01, 2020 12:19 UTC