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International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Statement on COVID-19 and Smoking
April 07, 2020
PARIS, France, April 7 -- The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases issued the following news release:

The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) is deeply concerned about COVID-19's impact on the world's 1.3 billion smokers and the low- and middle-income countries whose health systems are plagued by tobacco-related disease.

Smoking is one of the leading causes of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and tobacco . . .

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