Thousands of Uruguayans die every year from smoking-related diseases
Jump to full article: BBC Online, 2006-03-01
Intro: Uruguay has become the first country in South America to ban smoking in enclosed public places.
The ban came into effect at midnight local time (0300 GMT).
Now bars, restaurants or offices where people are caught smoking will face fines of more than $1,100 (£630) or a three-day closure.
The ban was decreed by President Tabare Vazquez, who is a cancer specialist. . . .
President Vazquez said: "Passive smoking is also linked to chronic disease and premature deaths. Since there's not a secure level of exposition, the best thing to do is to ban cigarettes in enclosed places."
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Passive smoking is also linked to chronic disease and premature deaths. Since there's not a secure level of exposition, the best thing to do is to ban cigarettes in enclosed places.
Uruguay's President Tabare Vazquez.
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