Govt made tough calls in ‘fog of war’ to fight virus: PM Lee

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Without a team of capable ministers working closely together, Singapore would not have been able to implement all the measures it took to stop Covid-19 from spreading, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. The Government, he added, would have lost the confidence of...

"We will have to take many more difficult decisions, and find more creative, radical solutions to take care of our people."

The Government rose to the challenge, secured supplies of face masks, ramped up testing, and mobilised resources to deal with infections in migrant worker dormitories, he said. PM Lee said:"We have managed to get to this stage not by chance, but by dint of immense effort... Crucial decisions had to be made. It was the ministers who made these decisions and are accountable for them."

Everything the country has gone through so far this year has made clear just how important a good government is in fighting the virus, supporting the economy and getting out of this crisis intact, he added. "They have been completely silent on how to tackle Covid-19 - in the last six months and in this election campaign.

 

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