As the medical world is fighting the novel Coronavirus, it is not only the disease of COVID 19 that is raising concern. Along with human health, it is also the health of society endangered. Violence related to the outbreak of SARS–CoV-2 is one of the problems officials have to address and a basic example is attacks against 5G towers. A conspiracy theory linking SARS-CoV-2 with either causing or accelerating the spread of the novel Coronavirus has already been spread in the UK[1] and to the rest of the world. Already there have been attacks against 5G towers in several parts of the world, including the Netherlands, Ireland, Cyprus[2]. There are groups in social media calling for such action[3] and the situation has alarmed authorities[4]. The following are some points to explain this violence:
Lucini, B., Alvanou, M., Covid 19 and related violence: the example of 5G attacks , 2020, URL: www.itstime.it [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/177279]
Covid 19 and related violence: the example of 5G attacks
Lucini, Barbara
Co-primo
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2020
Abstract
As the medical world is fighting the novel Coronavirus, it is not only the disease of COVID 19 that is raising concern. Along with human health, it is also the health of society endangered. Violence related to the outbreak of SARS–CoV-2 is one of the problems officials have to address and a basic example is attacks against 5G towers. A conspiracy theory linking SARS-CoV-2 with either causing or accelerating the spread of the novel Coronavirus has already been spread in the UK[1] and to the rest of the world. Already there have been attacks against 5G towers in several parts of the world, including the Netherlands, Ireland, Cyprus[2]. There are groups in social media calling for such action[3] and the situation has alarmed authorities[4]. The following are some points to explain this violence:
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