Smokers are seen as more likely to be badly affected by coronavirus as well as catch the deadly disease.
The World Health Organisation have advice for smokers all over the world on why they are particularly at risk of contracting Covid-19.
While their lungs make them high risk of having severe symptoms - cigarettes themselves make inhaling the cigs that bit more dangerous.
The organisation says: "Smokers are likely to be more vulnerable to COVID-19 as the act of smoking means that fingers (and possibly contaminated cigarettes) are in contact with lips which increases the possibility of transmission of virus from hand to mouth.
" Smokers may also already have lung disease or reduced lung capacity which would greatly increase risk of serious illness.
"Smoking products such as water pipes often involve the sharing of mouth pieces and hoses, which could facilitate the transmission of COVID-19 in communal and social settings.
"Conditions that increase oxygen needs or reduce the ability of the body to use it properly will put patients at higher risk of serious lung conditions such as pneumonia."
Quit.ie have also advised that the best way to protect you and your loved ones from smoking linked coronavirus threats is to give up smoking - all their resources are available here.
