“For the presence of 2019-nCoV coronavirus RNA, 616 samples were taken for research for the 2019-nCoV coronavirus RNA. In all the samples of the investigated water, RNA of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus was not detected, ”the statement on the website of the department's capital department said.

It is also clarified that all water samples examined for the first half of 2020 comply with the microbiological standards.

On July 30, it was reported that almost all particles of the coronavirus (90%) die in water at room temperature within 24 hours, 99.9% - within 72 hours.