Nigeria, March 6 -- The earth road is dusty and bumpy. But that is not the main worry of the residents of Oduroin, a small community in Modakeke in Ife East Local Government Area of Osun State.

A putrid air hung over the village. The reporter mentioned it to his escort as they entered the village.

"We don't like the smell too but we can't help it," a resident, Ismaila Alamu, later said to the reporter.

Oduroin is just another community in Nigeria without access to potable water. But in the global effort to defeat the coronavirus pandemic, access to potable water has become even more important. According to the NCDC, hygiene, including regular washing of hands with soap and water, is one of the important measures against the spread of t...