{"id":251790,"date":"2020-04-10T20:50:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T00:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=251790"},"modified":"2025-01-09T18:32:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T23:32:58","slug":"smokers-more-susceptible-to-covid-19-doh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/10\/smokers-more-susceptible-to-covid-19-doh\/","title":{"rendered":"Smokers more susceptible to Covid-19: DOH"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Citing the World Health Organization (WHO), Ho said the act of smoking increases the possibility of transmission of virus.<\/p>\n
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MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Department of Health (DOH) warned that smokers are more prone to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection.<\/p>\n

DOH Promotion Bureau Director and Special Assistant to Health Secretary Beverly Ho, during the Beat Covid-19 virtual presser on Wednesday, said majority of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines are male elderly persons.<\/p>\n

\u201cBase sa ating datos<\/em>\u00a0(Based on our data), 42 percent of adult Filipino men are smokers and about a million are vapers,\u00a0gusto po natin silang paalalahanan na mas<\/em>\u00a0vulnerable\u00a0po sila sa<\/em>\u00a0Covid-19\u00a0kaysa sa ibang tao<\/em>\u00a0(we want to remind them that they’re more vulnerable to Covid-19 compared to others),\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Citing the World Health Organization (WHO), Ho said the act of smoking increases the possibility of transmission of virus.<\/p>\n

\u201cWHO also said that the act of smoking means that the fingers and possibly contaminated cigarettes are in contact with lips — which increases the possibility of transmission of the virus from hand to mouth, making the smokers more vulnerable to Covid-19,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Ho said smokers contract more respiratory illnesses, making their immune system weak to respond to infections, including the deadly Covid-19.<\/p>\n

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Ho also cited a New England Journal of Medicine study on clinical characteristics of Covid-19 in China which revealed that smokers comprised more than 25 percent of those who needed mechanical ventilation and admission to an intensive care unit, or those who died.<\/p>\n

\u201cDahil po rito, pinapaki-usapan po namin ang ating mga<\/em>\u00a0smokers\u00a0na huminto sa paninigarilyo para na po sa inyong kapakanan at kalusugan<\/em>. (Because of this, we appeal to smokers to quit smoking for your health and wellness),\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She also reminded the general public to avoid second-hand smoke from vape or regular cigarettes.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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