PM Lee confident Singapore will weather Covid-19 storm
The state flag is flown as people stand for the national anthem during National Day celebrations, amidst the Covid-19 outbreak, in Singapore August 9, 2020. — Reuters pic
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. There were other symbolic events, with each signifying one aspect of the city-state’s response to Covid-19.
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