Singapore PM Lee thanks healthcare workers 'constantly on front lines' in country's Covid-19 battle


Healthcare workers are among the first to brook the wearing of full personal protective equipment for entire days. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, April 24 (The Straits Times/ANN): The professionalism and commitment of healthcare workers in Singapore was a key reason that the country retained a degree of normalcy during the two extraordinary Covid-19 years, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday.

Speaking at the Singapore General Hospital's Lecture and Formal Dinner 2022, PM Lee paid tribute to the more than 62,000 healthcare workers who bore the brunt of the pandemic.

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