China to go smoke-free publicly from May 1

The populated country has more than 300 million smokers, and almost 1.2 million people die because of smoking in China, according to the data provided by the United Nation’s World Health Organization (WHO).

“The health ministry, which first announced the measure last year, said earlier this week that operators of public venues must put up striking warnings and notices about the smoking ban,” said a spokesperson from the ministry.