WATER: A Critical substance to Covid-19 Extinction The deprivation of Africans of safe pipe borne water, consistently delivered at point of use, void of on-the-line contaminants either by the means of conveyance or operating personnel will slow down our quest to curb the ravaging Covid-19. Knowing that availability of water is critical to the prevention, management and extinction of the scourge. Water, a lot of it, in quantity and quality is required for hand washing, household cleaning, domestic use, drinking and general consumption. Indisputably, provision and distribution of water, readily available, in quality of required standard to satisfy the purpose of use is essential to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. Whereas, in Africa, very little of the available water meets this standard. The standard of drinking water as specified by WHO is in accordance to the functions of water in the body. Which include: supporting important chemical reaction in...