{"id":2059,"date":"2022-01-19T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T08:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/?p=1964"},"modified":"2026-05-03T20:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:22:10","slug":"can-covid-19-spread-through-drinking-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/can-covid-19-spread-through-drinking-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Can COVID-19 Spread Through Drinking Water?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Quick Answer:<\/strong> Good news- current science and EPA guidance say SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) hasn’t shown up in drinking water. It’s not a way to catch the virus if your municipal water is treated right. Standard disinfection- chlorine, UV, and filtration- really works to stop coronaviruses.<\/div>\n

\\n\\nCOVID-19 is back in the news, and the Omicron variant has everyone asking questions again. One big question popping up is whether COVID-19 can spread through drinking water. Let’s get to the bottom of it.<\/span>\\n\\nHow COVID-19 Spreads<\/b>\\n\\nBefore we talk about water, let’s quickly go over how COVID-19 actually spreads. The latest science tells us the infection moves from person to person through tiny droplets in the air. These droplets come out when someone talks, coughs, or sneezes.<\/span>\\n\\nYou can also catch the virus if you touch a surface where it’s present. That’s why the WHO suggests social distancing, wearing PPE, and washing your hands often to get rid of germs and viruses.<\/span>\\n\\nThe Rumors<\/b>\\n\\nThere are a lot of rumors out there about COVID-19, and some of them just aren’t true. One rumor claims COVID-19 can spread through water. People are saying you can get it from drinking contaminated water or even being in infected water, like a swimming pool.<\/span>\\n\\nThe Truth<\/b>\\n\\nHere’s the real story, according to the WHO, the World Health Organization: you’re not going to catch COVID-19 from drinking water or from a swimming pool. Why? Because advanced filtration methods clean these water sources. These tools remove all sorts of impurities, including infectious COVID-19 genetic material. So, by the time water reaches public infrastructure, it’s safe to drink. Even swimming pool water gets regular disinfection. You won’t get the disease from a properly maintained swimming pool.<\/span>\\n\\nHowever, keep in mind that crowded public swimming pools can be less safe. Someone infected might sneeze, cough, or talk near you, and you could get sick that way.<\/span>\\n\\nTrust AMPAC USA for Purity<\/b>\\n\\nIf you want truly pure, contamination-free water, AMPAC USA is your answer. We offer a range of water treatment solutions, helping you get clean water every day. We provide the best reverse osmosis systems for homes, businesses, and industrial needs. They make sure your water is tasteless, colorless, and odorless.<\/span>\\n\\nAMPAC USA water systems are built to turn any water into exactly what you need. Our products perform perfectly in tough spots, from research labs in the Arctic Circle to oil rigs in deserts, urban areas, and war zones. AMPAC USA water treatment systems are proven solutions to water problems worldwide.<\/span>\\n\\nAMPAC USA builds advanced water purification systems to tackle the trickiest challenges in water purification, treatment, supply, and seawater desalination. They’re designed to work even in the harshest environments globally. Our water treatment systems use the best Reverse Osmosis, Seawater Desalination, and water technologies that meet international standards for industrial, on-shore, and offshore uses.<\/span>\\n\\nAMPAC USA designs and makes some of the world’s most dependable Commercial Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Systems. They treat water even in the toughest conditions. We also aim for international quality standards and excellent after-sales service. Our engineers are ready to support your water treatment applications anywhere in the world. To learn more, call us at 909-548-4900 or visit us <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\\n\\nReference<\/b>\\n\\nhttps:\/\/www.envirotech-online.com\/news\/water-wastewater\/9\/breaking-news\/can-covid-19-spread-through-water\/55039<\/span>\\n<\/p>\n

Related reading: Water Treatment Processes: Transforming Raw Water into Safe Drinking Water through Seawater Desalination<\/a>, QMRA of adenovirus in drinking water at a drinking water treatment plant using UV and chlorine dioxide disinfection<\/a>, Role of Water Treatment in Times of COVID-19: AMPAC USA<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Omicron variant has got people think & ask questions again. One of the question asked is whether COVID-19 can spread through drinking water or not<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2155,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[202,336,169],"class_list":["post-2059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-water-treatment","tag-clean-drinking-water","tag-covid19","tag-drinking-water"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2059"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88576,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059\/revisions\/88576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}