Is coronavirus link to 5G?

A number of the claims on the social media, which has also been re-echoed by Dino Melaye, suggests that the current virus is as a result of exposure to the 5G technology and not the pandemic disease.

One of those posts on social media platform, a tweeted video which has been viewed more than a thousand times, said: “…it is not the virus killing you or making you sick, it’s 5G towers.”

But contrary to the claim, most of the countries where the coronavirus have spread to do not have a 5G network.

While the coronavirus has spread to about 200 countries, the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) – the umbrella body for companies across the worldwide mobile ecosystem – reports that the fully mobile 5G services have been launched in about 40 countries.

Across West African countries, most of which have recorded the coronavirus, there is no use of 5G network, except in Nigeria where it was launched for trials in November.

HOW THEN IS CORONAVIRUS SPREAD? RADIO WAVES?

No, not radio waves. These waves are non-ionising, meaning they don’t damage the DNA inside cells, as other waves such as X-rays, gamma rays and UV rays are able to do.

According to World Health Organisation, people contract COVID-19 from others who have the virus, meaning it is through human-to-human transmission. The disease can spread through small droplets from the nose or mouth which are spread when a person with the disease coughs or exhales.

It adds that the virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through contact with respiratory droplets rather than through the air.

There is no known link between the virus and 5G technology, according to expert sources too. While it is true that the 5G technologies were rolled out in China coincidentally coronavirus was discovered, there is no scientific evidence they pose any health risk much less causes the virus.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said “a large number of studies have been performed over the last two decades to assess whether mobile phones pose a potential health risk (and) to date, no adverse health effects have been established as being caused by mobile phone use.”

The global organisation also said the 5G technology: “Till date, and after much research performed, no adverse health effect has been causally linked with exposure to wireless technologies. Health-related conclusions are drawn from studies performed across the entire radio spectrum but, so far, only a few studies have been carried out at the frequencies to be used by 5G.”

So, coronavirus does not have any link with 5G technology which in itself has not been scientifically proven to be harmful to health.