Milan cracks down on outdoor smoking after Italy's toughest ban
India TodaySmokers in Italy's financial and fashion capital of Milan risk being fined for lighting up on city streets or crowded public areas, after the country's toughest ban came into effect on Wednesday. The latest smoking ban, effective January 1, applies to "all public spaces, including streets", with the exception of "isolated places where it is possible to maintain a distance of at least 10 metres from other people", according to the text. Local officials say the measure is aimed at reducing airborne particulates to "improve the quality of the city's air, to protect the health of citizens, including protection from passive smoking in public places, also frequented by children", according to a statement. - Cheap smokes - Italy's first national smoking ban, in 1975, prohibited smoking on public transportation and in classrooms and certain other areas.
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