Around 90 phone masts across the UK have been attacked during the coronavirus lockdown so far. MobileUK, the trade association for mobile network operators, has released the figures to give a sense of the scale of destruction.
For months conspiracy theories have been circulating on social media platforms linking 5G to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
The false claims have spurned some to attack phone masts, under the mistaken belief that destroying the telecommunications infrastructure might stop the spread of the deadly bug.
Only some of the masts attacked were associated with 5G technology. Do you have a coronavirus story to share? Email [email protected] A spokesperson for MobileUK previously told Sky News : "Theories being spread