Lotus Tower to light up to salute those on COVID-19 front-line

Lotus Tower to light up to salute those on COVID-19 front-line

April 11, 2020   01:57 pm

The Lotus Tower is set to be lit up with a special theme at 6.45 pm today (April 11).

This is to honour the selfless efforts of all medical and other essential service workers who are on the front-line of fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

The global death toll from the COVID-19 hit the grim milestone of 100,000 on Friday and over 1.6 million people have contracted the deadly virus.

A massive number of health workers and other essential service workers across the world are risking their lives in the crisis fight to save the lives of others.

Many landmarks around the world have been lit up to appreciate the tireless endeavours of the essential workers amid the pandemic outbreak.

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