A cellphone tower, used for a 5G network, on a street in Beijing, China. Bolivia's communications ministry issued a statement reminding its citizens that 5G technology is not available in the country and that it is not linked to the respiratory illness. — AFP
LA PAZ: Multiple telecoms masts were destroyed on June 15 by Bolivian villagers who feared that 5G technology could transmit coronavirus, media reports said.
The South American country does not yet have 5G wireless infrastructure, which has been linked to the pandemic in viral posts on social media.
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