{"id":1352,"date":"2020-05-13T11:20:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T11:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/?p=1352"},"modified":"2026-05-03T20:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:22:10","slug":"need-for-portable-water-purification-during-covid-19-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/need-for-portable-water-purification-during-covid-19-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Need for Portable Water Purification During COVID-19 Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/need-for-residential-reverse-osmosis-rises-due-to-covid-19\/\">COVID<\/a>-19 pandemic really showed us how fragile our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wash-services-and-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/role-of-portable-water-purification-during-athletic-tasks\/\">portable<\/a>-water-purification-during-covid19\/&#8221;>water<\/a> systems can be. We saw huge spikes in water demand at hospitals, temporary medical centers, quarantine sites, and field hospitals. They all needed clean water for patient care, hand washing, and keeping equipment sterile. That&#8217;s where advanced water treatment, like reverse osmosis, really helps. It solves water quality problems fast. AMPAC USA builds commercial and industrial systems specifically for these needs, and our performance is certified and documented.<\/p>\n<p>\\\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The coronavirus crisis grew scary, with millions of confirmed cases globally. That meant a growing need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/products\/seawater-desalination-watermakers\/emergency-portable-watermakers\"><strong>portable water purification<\/strong><\/a>. People everywhere needed clean water and soap to fight the virus. Even making hand sanitizers, our next best option after soap and water, requires pure water.<\/span>\\\\n\\\\n<b>Water is Essential but Not Available<\/b>\\\\n\\\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Water is vital, but billions of people don&#8217;t have easy access to it. It&#8217;s a sad fact: 40% of the world&#8217;s population, about 3 billion people, don&#8217;t have basic hand washing facilities at home. Health organizations agree that frequent hand washing, for at least 20 seconds, is crucial to prevent COVID-19. But these households simply can&#8217;t do it.<\/span>\\\\n\\\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plus, a billion more people only have partial water access or deal with regular shutoffs. This means they can&#8217;t get pure water whenever they need it to wash their hands multiple times a day.<\/span>\\\\n\\\\n<b>The Efforts<\/b>\\\\n\\\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organizations like UN-Water, WHO, UNICEF, and the Red Cross are working hard to provide water globally. But it&#8217;s time for governments and private companies to step up too. We need to get pure water to as many people as possible.<\/span>\\\\n\\\\n<b>The Solution?<\/b>\\\\n\\\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One excellent solution for getting pure water even to the most remote places is to use portable water purification systems from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/\">AMPAC USA<\/a><\/strong>. These systems are built tough and work perfectly in distant areas. They need very little maintenance and are made to last. You can place them in public areas to ensure people can wash their hands properly and have clean water for drinking, washing, and sanitation. This way, even the most underserved communities can get water freely.<\/span>\\\\n\\\\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you think AMPAC USA&#8217;s portable water purification systems are the right choice to help fight COVID-19, please <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/contact\">call us at 909-548-4900.<\/a><\/strong> We&#8217;ll be happy to answer your questions quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The coronavirus crisis is becoming scarier day by day, with more than 4 million confirmed cases in 187 countries as of 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