England and Cyprus promote anti-smoking campaign

He is continuing to promote anti-smoking campaign by launching " No Smoking Day " nationwide. Meanwhile Cyprus also conducts searches and penalizes establishments that violate the ban on smoking.

According to the UK's " No Smoking Day " (NSD) charity, during the 24th annual campaign launched by the organization, more than 2 million smokers voluntarily quit smoking.

Wales will take April 2-4; Northern Ireland region took April 30 and England (England) area took 1-7 as " No smoking day ".

NSD Director Ben Youdan said one in five smokers in the UK will plan to quit when the smoking ban is issued later this year. Setting non-smoking days is seen as a positive measure to reduce smoking rates in the UK before the smoking ban comes into effect.

According to a survey by Benenden Healthcare Association (The Benenden Healthcare Society), an average UK smoker abuses 30 minutes a day during working hours to smoke. Survey results were conducted for 1,000 adults, showing that each smoker averages " breaks " during the three-hour working time, 10 minutes each to satisfy his smoking habits. Thus, every year the UK lost 290,000 working days because workers " take a break " to smoke.

* Over the weekend, Cypriot authorities discovered many violations of smoking ban when conducting a surprise search of 33 nightclubs in the Nicosia capital and the port city of Larnaca . Among the violations there are acts of letting customers smoke in places that are not allowed. According to authorities, violating owners may be fined £ 1,000 of Cyprus (about $ 2,300) and / or imprisoned for 6 months.

The search is part of the government's anti-smoking campaign.

In this Mediterranean country, restaurants, cafés, bars and clubs are required to have a separate area for smokers. Non-smoking areas must also be clearly noted and warnings about the harmful effects of smoking on health.

In March 2004, Ireland - a European Union (EU) country - completely banned smoking in the workplace, pubs and restaurants. This move encouraged other countries to draft plans for similar laws.

T.VY