Health of Singapore's Former PM Lee Worsens

The health of Lee Kuan Yew, who is widely regarded as the founder of modern Singapore, has worsened because of an infection, the government said Tuesday. Lee was hospitalized on February 5 for severe pneumonia and has since been placed on a ventilator. "He is on antibiotics," said a statement from the office of his son and current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. "The doctors are closely monitoring his condition." There appeared to be no increased activity around...

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