Reacción a "Reactions to Catalonia's proposal to ban smoking on bar terraces"

I think it is a very good and necessary measure and I believe that the prevention and control of smoking involves extending smoke-free spaces. Although at first these measures generate a little rejection among hotel and catering staff and customers themselves, later, as happened with the tobacco law, they are well received. This is in everyone's interest because we are talking about terraces, which are spaces where there is often a lot of proximity between users and it is inevitable that there will be exposure to environmental smoke. In addition, there are many false terraces, with pavements or even roofs, which should not be considered open spaces, but with the excuse that they are not totally enclosed spaces, they do not comply with the law. 

My opinion is that these are necessary measures and that it is important for the autonomous communities to take their own initiatives because the Ministry of Health, which is responsible for revising the tobacco law and extending it, seems to have, sadly, backed down, and tobacco continues to be a very important public health problem.  

Another issue is that we have gone through a pandemic in which we have experienced very stressful situations for people who have suffered from the disease, in their environment or in their own flesh, and there is a new perception of the importance of preserving respiratory health and cardiovascular health. It is a good time to promote initiatives to reduce tobacco consumption and perhaps it has been a little bit missed. I think this opens that window of opportunity to make progress in tobacco control in our country, even if it is an initiative of an autonomous community. It should be a model initiative that other communities can then join, regardless of their political profile, because this has nothing to do with politics. It is a measure that is in favour of public health, the health of the population.