Tap water is safe to drink, says Gauteng health department

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The department’s message follows a viral audio clip making rounds on social media, discouraging people from drinking tap water, alleging it is contaminated and may cause cholera.

Department spokesperson Motalatale Modiba said the audio clip was misleading and there is no truth to it.

He said the department urges people to continue practising proper hand hygiene and also not drink water from contaminated sources. “This would be people that drink water from unclean environmental sources such as rivers, streams, boreholes, dams and those that don’t have adequate sanitation.

 

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