Home Dossiers Number of smokers among patients with Covid-19 is less than expected

Number of smokers among patients with Covid-19 is less than expected

Ivete Carneiro

A study carried out in Paris hospitals confirmed an earlier one, Chinese: the proportion of smokers among patients with Covid-19 – inpatients and outpatients – is much lower than what would be expected in the case of a disease that affects the respiratory system.

Even without providing an explanation, the researchers warn that tobacco, in itself, kills much more than the new coronavirus (75 thousand people per year in France). But it has already led to the proposal for therapeutic trials with transdermal patches, as nicotine and its receptors may be involved.

Read more in Portuguese in Jornal de Notícias.

Contact Us

Generalist media, focusing on the relationship between Portuguese-speaking countries and China.

Plataforma Studio

Newsletter

Subscribe Plataforma Newsletter to keep up with everything!