The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Pakistan, Kjell Gunnar Eriksen, remarked that the Islamabad International Airport needs to improve its social distancing protocol to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus.
While comparing the Islamabad Airport with the Dubai International Airport, the ambassador said that there is a need for improved implementation of SOPs at the former.
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A tweet by the ambassador on Tuesday read: “A rare night of traveling. Stopover in Dubai Airport with partially implemented social distancing and lots of Christmas songs. Room for improvement at Islamabad airport. Masks just covering your chin is no protection”.
A rare night of travelling. Stopover in Dubai Airport with partially implemented social distancing and lots of Christmas songs. Room for improvement at Islamabad airport. Masks just covering your chin is no protection.
— Kjell-Gunnar Eriksen (@KgeKjell) December 29, 2020
He also tweeted a picture of the Dubai Airport:
Dawn at @DubaiAirports pic.twitter.com/BRQzDP4X1v
— Kjell-Gunnar Eriksen (@KgeKjell) December 29, 2020
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Earlier, the Norwegian Ambassador had signed an agreement with the representative of the UNESCO in Pakistan, Patricia McPhillips, for additional funding to strengthen the Girls’ Lower Secondary Education Programme (GLSEP).
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