Smokers are 14 times more likely to develop coronavirus and can put family members at risk of the bug too, warn experts.

Public Health England's director of health, Professor John Newton, said: "There has never been a more important time to stop smoking, not only for your own health but to protect those around you," The Sun reports. Dr Babak Ashrafi, a UK-based online doctor, Zava UK, explained: “It’s widely known that smoking can reduce immunity to a small degree, and because of the effect it has on the lungs, it can make you more susceptible to catching viruses."