NEWS Thursday, March 19 2020
Is Drinking Tap Water Safe?“EPA recommends that Americans continue to use and drink tap water as usual. The World Health Organization (WHO) EXIT has stated that the, “presence of the COVID-19 virus has not been detected in drinking-water supplies and based on current evidence the risk to water supplies is low.”1 Additionally, according to the CDC, COVID-19 is mainly thought to spread between people who are in close contact with one another. Read more from the CDC about transmission of COVID-19. Further, EPA’s drinking water regulations require treatment at public water systems to remove or kill pathogens, including viruses.” For more information visit the WHO Website: https://www.who.int/publications-detail/water-sanitation-hygiene-and-waste-management-for-covid-19. |
