The National Commission on Tobacco Control (NCTC) has urged President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to enhance Covid-19 mitigation efforts by banning tobacco cigarettes and electronic cigarettes, especially in “high-risk areas”.
In a letter issued on Monday, the commission urged the president to ban cigarette sales, remove cigarette displays from stores and tighten the ban on cigarette advertisements.
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