Claim: The EG.5 variant of Covid-19 is a new 5G virus.
Fact-check: The EG.5 variant of Covid-19 has nothing to do with 5G - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not true. covid-19 is caused by the sars-cov-2 virus. the 5g network uses radio waves that do not harm people's health.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2023-08-23T00:00:00