Singapore youth showed grit, resilience and social responsibility during Covid-19, says health minister


Singapore's Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.

SINGAPORE, June 18 (The Straits Times/ANN): Youth in Singapore may have missed out on many experiences as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, but they have also gained grit, resilience and a strong sense of social responsibility, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Saturday (June 18).

Speaking at the Varsity Voices Dialogue, he noted that young people in Singapore had their overseas trips and internships cancelled or cut short, and graduation trips and prom nights scrapped.

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