DETAILED: UK speaks on the connection between 5G, Coronavirus
Afnews Editor
Apr 15, 2020
The British government on Wednesday dismissed a TV presenter's claim that there could be a link between 5G technology and coronavirus as "complete nonsense".
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The 5G conspiracy theory, spread widely on social media, has already led to a new telecoms mast being set alight in Ireland at the weekend.
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Experts have poured scorn on the claim, saying 5G is based on radio frequency and is not related to the viral outbreak.
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But Eamonn Holmes, who presents ITV's This Morning show, said they were dismissing the theory "when they don't know it's not true".
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"What I don't accept is mainstream media immediately slapping that down as not true when they don't know it's not true," he said, leading to hundreds of complaints.
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"It's very easy to say it is not true because it suits the state narrative."
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A government told journalists that Holmes's claims were "complete nonsense" and "entirely bogus", while experts also rubbished the comments.
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"It's fair to say Eamonn Holmes is to the advancement of science what I am to banal and unsatisfying morning television," said Michael Head from the University of Southampton.
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"There are no links between 5G technology and transmission of the novel coronavirus."
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(AFP)
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