https://wccftech.com/5g-infrastructure-in-uk-under-attack-as-conspiracy-theories-continue-to-spread-like-wildfire-amid-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic/

5G wireless networks – the latest iteration of mobile broadband – have been touted as the next tech revolution, allowing IoT devices and driverless cars to flourish. However, as with almost all technological advances of this magnitude, the 5G drive certainly has its share of detractors.

The UK is facing a particularly aggressive campaign against its rollout of the 5G wireless network as the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has given impetus to a string of conspiracy theories. One such episode has garnered particular attention where the host of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ show, Amanda Holden, tweeted a link to a Change.org petition that called for the UK to abandon its plans for a nationwide rollout of 5G services, claiming that the next-generation wireless network will consume all of the oxygen in the air, alter DNA, and may cause coronavirus as well. Though Holden subsequently deleted her tweet amid a widespread backlash, the incident serves to highlight the degree of misinformation that surrounds the UK’s 5G program.