300 Million smokers in China.
From WHO (so it is likely worse!):
“There are more than 300 million smokers in China, nearly 1/3rd of the world’s total. More than 1/2 of adult men are tobacco smokers. About one in every three cigarettes smoked in the world is smoked in China”
Gee, wonder if this has any impact on the severity of a respiratory virus!
It’s protective.