Switzerland: 5G antenna on hospital roof - risky progress?

5G antenna on hospital roof - risky progress?

Source: Zuger newspaper, posted by Verein Schutz vor Strahlung, 21 May 2025 - DeepL translation

In the middle of the Lucerne Cantonal Hospital premises, an adaptive 5G antenna was approved in Advent 2024 - despite massive performance peaks and direct radiation to sensitive neighboring buildings. While other cities are exercising restraint out of consideration for interference with medical devices and implants, Lucerne is taking a bolder approach. Particularly explosive: the radiation beams are aimed at the hospital's high-rise ward block, a school building and a property with three kindergartens.

The Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) points out that physical complaints can occur and brain waves can change if the limit values are exceeded. Around ten percent of the population are affected by radiation - a phenomenon that is not classified as an illness, but which is a considerable burden for many of those affected. The WHO also warns of possible long-term consequences of excessive radiation, including an increased risk of cancer.

For the association, Verein Schutz vor Strahlung, it is clear that such decisions ignore the precautionary principle and establish facts without taking responsibility. Especially in a place with particularly vulnerable people, such an installation is not justifiable. As long as key risks have not been clarified, the association believes that public resistance remains an act of self-protection - and is more necessary than ever.
Source: Zuger newspaper