"selfs al veroorsaak rook nie direk dat 'n roker aan covid19 sterf nie, kan dit steeds indirek die oorsaak wees, omdat rokers meer waarskynlik aan die siektes ly wat daartoe kan bydra dat mense aan covid19 sterf," sê sy.

"even if smoking does not directly cause a smoker to die from covid19, it could cause this indirectly because smokers are more likely to have the diseases that could make a person die of the virus," she says.
