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近期疫情嚴峻,中央流行疫情指揮中心已宣布將全國升級為三級警戒,並要求外出時全程配戴口罩,然而走在路上仍能看到癮君子難忍菸癮,偷偷脫下口罩抽菸,甚至還有民眾在等待快篩時,看見吸菸者躲在旁邊抽菸,這種行為除了違反全程配戴口罩的規定,得依《傳染病防治法》開罰3千元至1萬5千元外,吸菸者也讓自己處於染疫風險中;吐出的二手菸霧,更容易讓周遭親友、民眾擔心是否有染疫風險。若吸菸者不幸確診,還會增加周遭親友、民眾或醫護人員受感染的風險。
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