Firstly, I must confess that it seems kinda absurd that there should a link between a biological virus and a telecoms network infrastructure. But there is a conspiracy theory linking the novel coronavirus to 5G broadband technology.

This theory is causing havoc in the UK and even gone viral on social media in Nigeria.

These are the two major corona conspiracy theories circulating on social media:

That the coronavirus is transmitted through the use of 5G technology;
That 5G can suppress the immune system, thus making people more susceptible to catching the virus.
In the UK, there are reports that this has caused mobile telephone masts to be set on fire in Birmingham, Liverpool and Melling in Merseyside. BBC confirms that the posts were shared on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram – including by verified accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers.

At the government’s daily coronavirus briefing earlier, Mr Gove said conspiracy theories linking 5G with Covid-19 were “just nonsense, dangerous nonsense as well.”

There is also another video that has gone viral about this issue. As reported by Daily Mail, a woman posted a video of herself confronting workers who were laying fibre optic cables in East London and labelling them killers, over a conspiracy theory claiming that 5G caused the global coronavirus pandemic.

In Nigeria also, there are some of the tweets going round about the seemingly destructive nature of 5G and the link to the coronavirus
This led the issuance of a press statement by the Nigerian Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Matanmi, denying the the issuance of the 5G license in the country.

According to him, “His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, places a premium on the welfare, health and security of Nigerians. As such, our desire for technological advancement will never be at the expense of the health and welfare of our citizens.”

He mentioned that a 3-month study trial commenced on the 25th of November, 2019 in order to critically review and study the health and security implications of deploying 5G in Nigeria.

“Government will not act on the speculations only, but rather we will take an informed decision on 5G after due consultation with experts and the public.” he added.
SO IS THERE ANY LINK BETWEEN 5G AND CORONAVIRUS OR HEALTH HAZARDS?
As far as I know, there has been no scientific evidence linking the coronavirus pandemic to 5G, nor any immediate negative health effects to 5G.

5G is the fifth generation of wireless communications technologies supporting cellular data networks. Large scale adoption began in 2019 and today virtually every telecommunication service provider in the developed world is upgrading its infrastructure to offer 5G functionality.

5G frequencies may be higher than that of 4G and other earlier networks, but they are still far lower than the limits stipulated in international guidelines.

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