Author: Elisabetta Povoledo
Published on: 05/02/2025 | 00:00:00
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Milan is the first major Italian city to place strong restrictions on where people can smoke outside. By Elisabetta Povoledo Feb. 5, 2025, 5:00 a.m. ET Movies like Fellini’s 1960 film “La Dolce Vita” created an image of Italy as a smokers’ paradise. The city of Milan’s center-left government has taken the crackdown one step further. Italians complied, if grudgingly, and the number of smokers has dropped from 22 percent to 19 percent of the population over 14 years of age. Milan is one of Italy’s most polluted cities and there are hopes that the outdoor restrictions will improve air quality. Milan's medical guild president acknowledged the risk posed by secondhand smoke is less outdoors than indoors. Anna Romano and Giorgia Cappello, pack-a-day smokers, sounded less upset than resigned. Local police have been holding back on fines for outdoor smoking. The ban would have included electronic cigarettes in the ban. City officials have defended their actions, saying that those devices did not burn tobacco. But the decision to limit the new rules to cigarettes has perplexed health workers and researchers. Elisabetta Povoledo is a journalist based in Rome covering Italy, the Vatican and the culture of the region. The Dark Side of a Lobster Fight: As Canada wrangles an epic, decades-long saga of who can fish for lobster. Where Divinity and Politics Meet: The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims. Moo Deng Is Still a Star: The pygmy hippopotamus, now 6 months old, is Thailand’s biggest celebrity. The crowds keep flocking to the hospital.
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