Conspiracy theorists fear that 5G wifi networks could be acting as an “accelerator” for the new coronavirus. Critics of the ultra-fast network erroneously claim it could be “exacerbating” Covid-19. An activist said: “We can’t say 5G has caused the coronavirus, but it might be exacerbating it.” Others have claimed the new virus is a cover-up for the alleged affects of 5G. As the UK’s independent fact-checking charity, Full Fact, says: “This is incorrect, the new coronavirus is a virus and there is no evidence that 5G is harmful to people’s health.”
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