The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications has clarified that there is no link between 5G technology and the spread of COVID-19. The clarification comes after the Centre took note of several misleading messages are being circulated on various social media platforms claiming that the second wave of coronavirus has been caused by the testing of the 5G mobile towers.
The ministry stated that as per the press statement issued by DoT, "these messages are false and absolutely not correct."
The ministry stated that the press statement informs that the general public is hereby informed that there is no link between 5G technology and the spread of COVID-19 and they are urged not to be misguided by the false information and rumours spread in this matter. The claims linking the 5G technology with the COVID-19 pandemic are false and have no scientific basis. Moreover, it is informed that the testing of the 5G network has not yet started anywhere in India.
Hence, the ministry said, "the claim that 5G Trials or networks are causing coronavirus in India is baseless and false."
As per the ministry, mobile towers emit non-ionizing Radio frequencies having very minuscule power and are incapable of causing any kind of damage to living cells including human beings. The telecom department has prescribed norms for exposure limit for the Radio Frequency Field (i.e. Base Station Emissions) which are 10 times more stringent than the safe limits prescribed by International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and recommended by WHO.
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