Smoking Banned In Italy: Smoking is very harmful for health. Smoking increases the risk of cancer by 20 times. This causes lung cancer. And that is why doctors advise people not to smoke cigarettes. This is the reason why there is a ban on smoking in many countries. Recently the name of another country has been added to it. Italy has banned smoking.
Now, blowing smoke in Milan, which is called the fashion capital of Italy, can prove very costly for the people. There will be a fine for smoking here. But let us tell you that Italy is not the only such country. Where smoking is banned. Let us tell you in which countries smoking is banned.
Smoking ban in Italy
Italy is a very beautiful country. Italy is the country in the world which has the maximum number of heritage sites included in UNESCO. The capital of Italy is Rome. But Milan is called the fashion capital of Italy. This city is number one in the world in terms of fashion. In this city you would usually see many people roaming around with cigarettes in their hands and wearing nice designer suits.
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But now this will be seen less because outdoor smoking has now been banned in this city. This ban has come into effect from the new year itself i.e. from 1 January 2025. If anyone smokes cigarettes in Milan now. Then a fine of 40 to 240 euros will be imposed on him. This means that for one puff people will have to pay between 3558 to 21,353 Indian rupees.
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Smoking is banned in these countries also
Not only Italy, there are other such countries in the world. Where smoking is banned. If we talk about these countries, India’s neighboring country Bhutan is also included in it. In the year 2024, Bhutan had banned smoking in public places. Apart from this, smoking was banned in public places and work places in Colombia in the year 2009. Costa Rica banned smoking in 2012. Apart from this, there are also public places in Malaysia which include hospitals, airports and government offices. There is a smoking ban there. And for doing so, there is a fine of up to Rs 2 lakh and a jail term of up to 2 years.
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