> I am not saying true of false but
>From the Economist May 2nd 2020 edition
>
>A QUARTER OF French adults smoke. Many people were surprised, therefore, when researchers reported late in April that only 5% of 482 covid-19 patients who came to the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital in Paris between February 28th and April 9th were daily smokers. The ratios of smokers to non-smokers in earlier tallies at hospitals in America, China and elsewhere in France varied. But all revealed habitual smokers to be significantly underrepresented among those requiring hospital treatment for the illness. Smokers, the authors of the report wrote, “are much less likely” to suffer severely from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes covid-19. Rarely, they added, is such a result seen in medicine.

I knew this. Initially (about four weeks ago), there were some reports (China, France) where the number was only 1,2% for active smokers, and 3,4% for former smokers. And then there were three weeks with no mention at all. But the truth will go out.

>Don't go to France without your smokes - all nicotine products (even gum) are restricted.

I'm not spending a dime on smoker-hostile countries, period. To the point that I'd rather sleep in the car than spend the amount on a non-smoking hotel room. Terrace doesn't count, I want to sit in an armchair and relax after a long drive (or walk), not to sneak out.