When water delivered from the tap has been contaminated resulting in a boil advisory, water must be brought to a rolling boil for 3 minutes.

This is necessary even if there is a filtering process for the tap water and must be done for all the following situations as recommended by the CDC:  Drinking (humans and pets), brushing teeth, making ice cubes, food preparation, and handwashing dishes (wash dishes as normal and then add 1 teaspoon of bleach per gallon of water to separate basin and soak the rinsed dishes for at least one minute in the bleach solution.  Allow to air dry completely before using.)

In most cases (unless specified by the local public health officials), unboiled water may be used in the following situations with extreme caution to not ingest:  Washing hands, bathing and showering (small children and infants should have sponge baths to avoid accidental ingestion of water), laundry, cleaning surfaces (with bleach added)and running dishwashers if the final rinse temperature reaches 150 degrees or there is sanitizing setting.

Do not use unboiled water from appliances such as refrigerator dispensers. Preferably, use bottled water if possible.

with information from https://www.khou.com/article/news/health/what-to-do-when-a-boil-water-advisory-is-issued/285-a8cfda0f-b243-4420-92c9-49e602961161

Water-insecurity in low- and middle-income countries can cause serious injury, particularly in women, before the water even touches their lips.

The focus on water-insecurity often centers on water access and quality.  But, what goes largely unmeasured, are dangers including falling, traffic accidents, animal attacks, and fights, which can result in broken bones and other physical injuries, from the collection of drinking water.

To better understand the true burden of water-insecurity, a new study was conducted by Northwestern University and used a global dataset across low- and middle-income countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

The study found that 13% of the participants reported some sort of injury while collecting water and that women were twice as likely to be hurt as men.

Currently, all injuries are not accounted for in calculations for the burden of water insecurity and they should be.

with information from https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201104102213.htm

It is hard for many to imagine that communities in the modern-day U.S. lack the basic life necessity of clean water, but it is indeed the case.

The projections of deaths in Africa from the Covid-19 pandemic are a far cry from the relatively mild impact thus far.

Scientists are left wondering why the impact remains low.  However, the battle is not over.  Preventing infection remains out of reach from 400 million people on the continent who lack access to improved water supply.