Stop Linking 5G Network to Covid-19 – NCA tells Ghanaians

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has asked the general public to ignore reports linking the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic to the 5G technology network.

The Authority in a statement advised Ghanaians to disregard “misleading videos” circulating on social media, that attributes the outbreak to 5G network.

 “The National Communications Authority (NCA) has taken note of recent widespread rumours and misinformation about 5G technology and its alleged link with the COVID-19 virus. The NCA wishes to state categorically that there is absolutely no link between 5G technology and COVID-19. The public is therefore advised to disregard the misleading videos and audios circulating on social media,” One of the conspiracy theories of the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus suggests that since 5G suppresses the immune system, it could be blamed for the pandemic.

According to the NCA, the conspiracy theories should not be taken seriously as they lack a fundamental scientific basis.

Ghana does not even have 5G technology yet, it has so recorded 313 cases of the virus with six deaths.

The NCA, however, assures the public that, radiations from mobile base stations in Ghana are safe amidst the Coronavirus fears.

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“The general public is assured that all mobile technologies are safe. As part of its regulatory mandate, the NCA in collaboration with the relevant state institutions will continue to measure and check compliance to the safety levels of RF exposure to ensure protection of all users of communication services including 5G (when it becomes available in Ghana) and future advanced technologies. The Authority further assures the public that there is
absolutely no relationship between any mobile technology and COVID-19.”

The NCA, as part of its consumer protection mandate, has established a Type Approval laboratory with test and measurement equipment for Radio Frequencies (RF), Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) and Specific Absorption Rate (SAR).

The laboratory undertakes measurements to ascertain the safety of mobile devices (phones, tablets, etc) and field measurements of radiations from mobile base stations at frequencies below 6GHz which is the range of frequencies for 2G, 3G and 4G in Ghana.

Future 5G deployments in Ghana will also utilize some frequencies below 6GHz as well as higher frequencies and within safe limits.