ABSTRACT
Speed read Bottled water sales fell during lockdowns in the Asia Pacific Sales began to rise again after COVID-19 restrictions eased Plastic pollution from bottled water is a growing concern [MANILA] Measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 caused a decline in the sales of bottled water across the Asia Pacific region during 2020, according to a study by the global market research firm, Euromonitor International. The region has historically accounted for the largest share of bottled water sales, driven by rising health and wellness awareness and a lack of access to safe water, Euromonitor said in a report. [The] presence of diseases other than COVID-19 will be counted as comorbidity that will complicate the health of the persons with COVID-19,” he told SciDev.Net. [...]the early 1990s Filipinos relied on drinking water from the tap but that changed as consumers started to observe deteriorating water quality, Magtibay said.