Posts Tagged ‘pneumonia’

The Prime Minister’s Office continues to set new press release shortness records: Mr Lee Kuan Yew has weakened further today.  


The end is near.  CNN: The health of Singapore’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, who has been in hospital with pneumonia since February 5, has deteriorated further, the government said Wednesday. The Prime Minister’s Office had said Tuesday that Lee, 91, who is on a ventilator in the intensive care unit of Singapore General […]


CNA:  Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s condition remains largely unchanged since the previous update on Saturday, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement on Friday (Mar 6). His doctors are continuing to monitor his condition, the statement added. In a Feb 28 statement, the PMO said: “He remains sedated and on mechanical ventilation in […]


Lee Kuan Yew apparently remains alive, barely.  ST: Former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew remains warded in the Intensive Care Unit at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH), according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Thursday morning. Mr Lee is still sedated and on mechanical ventilation, the statement said. It added that […]


Wall Street Journal: Former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has been hospitalized since early this month with severe pneumonia and remains in intensive care, though his condition has stabilized, a statement from the Prime Minister’s office said Saturday. Mr. Lee, 91, was admitted to Singapore General Hospital on Feb. 5 and is breathing with the […]