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Drinking water is very well protected against virusesAccording to the water research institute KWR, drinking water is very well protected against all viruses, including the coronavirus. Coronaviruses are part of a family of viruses that do not thrive in water and are relatively easy to eliminate and deactivate.
The European Commission has indicated that it is not going to take any concrete measures to prevent halts of intake of water for drinking water production.
Time is running out for the Dutch sources of drinking water. Researchers of KWR Watercycle Research Institute have made an overview of the current quality of the drinking water sources.