No link between 5G technology and surge in Covid cases in India: Govt debunks rumours

The Central Government has busted a conspiracy theory that was being circulated on social media platforms about the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A message claiming that the 5G testing is the reason behind the sudden surge in coronavirus cases in the country has been doing the rounds.

Issuing a statement, the Department of Telecommunications of the Ministry of Communications has said: “It has come to the notice of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), 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.”