5G Coronavirus Theory Causes Infrastructure Damage

Several theories have emerged regarding the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and one of them is linked to the technology and telecommunications industry. It talks about a conspiracy theory that links 5G mobile telecommunications masts to the spread of COVID-19. However, Britain’s government said on Saturday it is dangerous fake news after posts in several parts of the country were torched. “That is just nonsense, dangerous nonsense as well,” British Cabinet Officer Minister Michael Gove said.

According to Business Insider, the most cited theory says that the faster deployment of the 5G Internet is causing or accelerating the spread of the coronavirus. However, another theory says that 5G suppresses people's immune systems.

In recent days, mobile phone posts have been vandalized and telecoms staff abused in Birmingham in central England and Merseyside in northern England, damaging connectivity. An attack at a tower in Birmingham owned by BT, Britain’s biggest telecoms company, caused significant damage. It provided 2G, 3G and 4G services to thousands of people but did not have 5G capability, the company said.

“The 5G story is complete and utter rubbish, it is nonsense, it is the worst kind of fake news. The reality is that mobile phone networks are absolutely critical to all of us.” NHS England’s national medical director Stephen Powis said.

“Those are also the phone networks that are used by our emergency services and our health workers and I am absolutely outraged, absolutely disgusted that people would be taking action against the very infrastructure that we need to respond to this health emergency,” Powis said.

A lobby group for UK’s mobile operators - including EE, O2, Vodafone and Three - said it was aware of the false rumors linking 5G to the outbreak, and that telecoms staff had been threatened. Vodafone, the world’s second-largest mobile operator, said the attacks were now a matter of national security.

“It beggars belief that some people should want to harm the very networks that are providing essential connectivity to the emergency services, the NHS and rest of the country during this difficult lockdown period,” UK boss Nick Jeffery said to Reuters.