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• Do not keep dirty clothes in cupboards, put
them in washing basket or washing machine.
• Clean the cupboards regularly.
• Clothes should be dried in the sun.
• Other clothes like bedsheets, curtains, sofa
covers or carpets should also be cleaned
regularly.
Cleanliness of food and water
We eat food and drink water to keep our body healthy and energetic. If we do not
take hygienic food and clean water, we may fall sick. So we must follow certain good
habits.
Food
• Wash hands before and after eating.
• Always keep the food covered so that fl ies and insects
do not sit on it. They are the carriers of germs.
• Do not eat fruits which have been cut for a long time.
They attract germs.
• Always wash fruits and vegetables before eating or
cooking.
• Food should be prepared in hygienic places.
• Keep the kitchen utensils clean.
Water
• Drinking water should be boiled or fi ltered.
• Store drinking water in clean and covered vessels.
• Do not put hands in drinking water.
• Regularly clean the pot, bottle or jug which is used for storing
drinking water.
• Do not drink water which is kept stored for a long time.
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