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Lee Kuan Yew still sedated in ICU

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Lee U-Wen

Published Thu, Feb 26, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

FORMER prime minister Lee Kuan Yew is still in intensive care at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH), said the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Thursday in its latest update on the 91-year-old's health.

Mr Lee is in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and remains sedated. He is also using a ventilator to help him breathe. His doctors have restarted him on antibiotics and are continuing to monitor him closely, the statement added.