Forbes April 9, 2020
Bruce Y. Lee

Gee, what are some people now claiming is the cause of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic? How about 5G? No, not a stack of $5000 but 5G, which stands for the fifth generation of Internet communications technologies.

Yes, add yet another conspiracy theory to the growing list of conspiracy theories. This time some folks on social media are blaming 5G for causing the pandemic that has already afflicted over 1.5 million people and killed over 90,000 people. That’s 5G, the technology that is supposed to make mobile and Internet communications much, much faster.

Oh, 5-jeez, how could telecom possibly be related to the spread of a respiratory virus? Well, one variation of the theory is that there is actually no COVID-19...

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Topics: 5G, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology, Trends
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