The coronavirus pandemic has heightened the debate about smoking, and prompted urgent calls for smokers to quit.
The government has highlighted the risks to smokers from COVID-19. Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock said: “It is abundantly clear from the research into previous coronaviruses that smoking makes the impact of a coronavirus worse.”
This echoes the advice of the Chief Medical Officer, who said: “If you are going to give up smoking, this is a very good moment to do it.”