Is 5G network radiation reason behind COVID-19 pandemic? This is what government says - check report

Is 5G network radiation the reason behind COVID-19 pandemic? No, the government has issued again a factcheck on Twitter, saying that “This claim is #FAKE.” The government said that it has come to the notice of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Ministry of Communications that 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.

“There is NO relation between 5G and the spread of the Coronavirus. The testing of the 5G network has not yet started anywhere in India,” it said. Earlier this month a press statement was issued by DoT claiming these messages are false and absolutely not correct.

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The press statement said 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 rumors spread in this matter. The claims linking the 5G technology with the COVID-19 pandemic are false and have no scientific basis.

Similarly, it also informed that the testing of the 5G network has not yet started anywhere in India. Hence, the claim that 5G Trials or networks are causing coronavirus in India is baseless and false.

Mobile towers emit non-ionising Radio frequencies that have very minuscule power and are incapable of causing any kind of damage to living cells including human beings. DoT 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-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and recommended by WHO.

DoT Initiatives  

DoT has a well-structured process so that TSPs strictly adhere to these prescribed norms. However, any citizen having any apprehension about any mobile tower emitting radio waves beyond the safe limit prescribed by the department, a request for EMF measurements/testing can be made on Tarang Sanchar portal at https://tarangsanchar.gov.in/emfportal.

To allay the fear of the general public regarding the health effects of EMF emission from mobile towers, DoT has been taking several steps to generate awareness among the public about EMF radiation. These are the Nation-wide Awareness Programme, distribution of pamphlets/ information brochures on various topics related to EMF, publishing detailed information on EMF-related issues on the website of DoT, advertisements in newspapers, the launch of “Tarang Sanchar” portal, etc.  

The field units of DoT have also been organising public awareness events so that more and more people are made aware of the scientific facts on the health effects of EMF emissions from mobile towers.