The new Anti-Smoking Law being prepared by the government will not allow smoking in work vehicles, educational centres, including outdoor spaces such as school playgrounds and university campuses; sports facilities, public swimming pools, bus shelters and the exteriors of nightclubs will also be smoke-free, according to the Minister of Health, Mónica García, on Cadena SER radio. The text, which was known to be intended to extend the smoke-free areas to terraces and public events, is ‘finalised’, according to the minister. ‘It will ban smoking on terraces because it is a measure that is supported by scientific evidence and by a large majority of the public, including many smokers,’ she said. ... [Read more]