Singapore's President Halimah Yacob , Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and other ministers applaud essential workers at the National Day Parade held at the Padang in Singapore, Aug 9, 2020. - EPA: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has expressed confidence that the republic will get through its current economic crisis caused by the global Covid-19 pandemic as it has experienced three crises before.
Singapore’s 55th National Day is today but the main celebration, the parade at the Padang here, has been scaled down because of the pandemic. Lee’s National Day Message kick-started the NDP2020, followed by the parade at the Padang that was reviewed by Singapore President Halimah Yacob. Bernama was invited to be at one of the locations, National Centre for Infectious Diseases , which carried a symbol of providing medical care for Singaporeans where the co-chair of the Multi-Ministry Taskforce on Covid-19 and Health Minister Gan Kim Yong led the Anthem moment and flag-raising ceremony at the centre.
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