Controversy Over 5G Link With Covid-19

By Uche Mbah
Controversies are raging on the veracity of claims that the 5G telecom Network may be linked to the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic, with western celebrities spearheading a demonstration against the Huawei pioneered project
Huawei, a Chinese telecom firm, has been at war with the United states standard certifications over the safety of the project in what many saw as underlying the trade war between the two superpower countries. China has been behind the company defending its integrity.
Reports has been rife on the radiation hazards created by the installations of the network. This magazine once reported on the perceived hazard posed to the environment at such installation sites. The Guardian of London, for example, reports that there are suspicions that the “telephone mast engulfed by fire in Birmingham was an arson attack as celebrities claim Covid-19 caused by new network.”
The belief is that radiations from the network was responsible for the pandemic coronavirus. The Guardian, however, called it a “baseless conspiracy”. So many anti 5G groups have been formed in the social media, including Facebook and Twitter. This has resulted in physical abuse of telecom workers who are installing the network. Some of the protesters query why installers of the masts use excessively heavy radiation protection jackets during installations.
Last November, telecom Giant MTN test-ran the 5G network in Nigerian states of Lagos, Abuja and Cross River states.This was done even before the Nigerian communications commission, NCC, approved the project for mass use. This followed the test run in South Africa.
Coincidentally, the three states are having high rates of covid infections, though Cross river may be contesting their own figures.
5G is a fifth generation telephony which is expected to be so many times more efficient than the 4G brand. There has been reports that the installation of the masts in Netherlands have resulted in heavy death toll of avian species of animals.