Concern has grown over protesters rejection of the 5G networks which they have linked to the global spread of the novel coronavirus disease.<\/p>\n
Consequently, report<\/a> said the government is to hold talks with social media platforms after mobile phone masts in Birmingham, Merseyside and Belfast were set on fire<\/a>\u00a0amid a widely shared conspiracy theory linking 5G networks to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n Broadband engineers have also faced physical and verbal threats by people who believe that radiation from 5G masts causes health risks and lowers people\u2019s immune systems.<\/p>\n The mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, revealed he had received threats after he dismissed the theory as \u201cbizarre\u201d.<\/p>\n Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove branded the conspiracy theories \u201cdangerous nonsense\u201d.<\/p>\n And the NHS director, Stephen Powis, added: \u201cThe 5G story is complete and utter rubbish. It is nonsense \u2013 the worst kind of fake news.<\/p>\n \u201cThe reality is that the mobile phone networks are absolutely critical to all of us, particularly in a time when we are asking people to stay at home and not see relatives and friends.<\/p>\n