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Singapore's finance minister recovering well from stroke

Xinhua, May 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

Singapore's Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat is "recovering well and making steady progress at the hospital" after he suffered a sudden stroke during a cabinet meeting in mid-May, according to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his facebook post on Monday.

"He was fully lucid, communicative and cheerful. The doctors are happy too. But they have advised Swee Keat not to receive visitors yet, so that he can get as much rest as possible," Lee wrote.

Heng, 54, has undergone neurosurgery to relieve pressure in brain due to bleeding on May 12, and has remained in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) since then.

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is now covering Heng's duties as finance minister.

In his post, Lee also said that Heng wants to thank everyone for their support. "He especially sends his greetings and best wishes to his Tampines residents and volunteers, who have been asking after him." Endit