KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah has expressed her utmost appreciation for the hard work shown by the country’s female workforce, especially the frontliners in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic.

       Tunku Azizah said these frontliners such as nurses, doctors and policewomen were the nation’s fortress in breaking the Covid-19 infection chain by serving the people and country sincerely, honestly and earnestly, armed with a strong fighting spirit.

       "I would like to wish everyone, especially women across the country, a happy Women’s Day celebration.

       "Hopefully, this year’s Women Day celebration will give us all the realisation to continue overcoming all the challenges in combating the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Tunku Azizah in conjunction with the virtual launching of the 59th National Women’s Day celebration today.

       Themed, "Women Fighting to Eradicate Covid-19”, it was jointly organised by the Tun Fatimah Hashim Women’s Leadership Centre of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and the National Council of Women’s Organisations (NCWO). - Bernama