Heavy smokers 89% more likely to die with coronavirus, study suggests
Heavy smokers are 89% more likely to die following a coronavirus diagnosis, research suggests. Early in the outbreak, the UK’s chief medical adviser Professor Chris Whitty stressed “if you are going to give up smoking, this is a very good moment to do it”. Health secretary Matt Hancock also warned “it is abundantly clear from the research into previous coronaviruses that smoking makes the impact of a coronavirus worse”. Feeling there was little research to back up these claim