Travel Advice

How to Keep Yourself Healthy

- Wash your hands frequently with soap and water.
- Purify your drinking water.
- Water needs to be brought to a rolling boil for one minute.
- 6 drops of 4% lugol iodine added to 1 liter of water can be consumed after 20 minutes.
- Mineral water is usually safe.
- Avoid the temptation to eat food at street vendors.
- Dine on thoroughly cooked meal preparations.
- Vegetable for salad must be soaked in iodine water for 20 minutes before consumption.
- Don't hesitate to ask if the water at a restaurant has been boiled.
- Carry your own water if necessary.

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