After a spate of fires, the government is stepping in to halt the spread of linking coronavirus to the mobile networkCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government is to hold talks with social media platforms after mobile phone masts in Birmingham, Merseyside and Belfast were set on
fire amid a widely shared conspiracy theory linking 5G networks to the coronavirus pandemic.
Broadband engineers have also faced physical and verbal threats by people who believe that radiation from 5G masts causes health risks and lowers people’s immune systems.