“Heard that you’re not feeling well. I hope you’re all right. Get well soon,” says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong via Twitter account late Sunday.
“Thanks for your good wishes. My doctors tell me I should be OK,” Lee then replied around 2am.
Hsien Loong returns to resume National Day Rally address Published on Aug 21, 2016
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong continued his National Day Rally address at 10.40pm on Sunday after a scare. He took ill half way through the address.
He was ok....But 24 hrs later...spore former president mr S R Nathan yang passed on at around 9.48pm(Monday)......macam bertukar nyawa lak kheeen?
3 perkara Yang berlaku dibulan august to be remembered by sporeans for different reasons.....
Joseph schooling winning first gold ever for spore in olympics...
Their PM taken ill during his National Day rally and the latter had to suspended......for slightly more than an hour...never happened before to any PM prior to this.
FOrmer president mr S R NATHAN passed on peacefully at aged 92......
Definitely the month of 3 in 1........JOY, STARTLED and MOURNING.....
SINGAPORE -
A late-night check-up for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong after he was taken ill during Sunday (Aug 21) night's National Day Rally has indicated that he is fine.
Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, in a Facebook post on Monday morning,
said that Mr Lee, 64, had gone to the Singapore General Hospital for more tests following the rally at ITE College Central.
"We then went to SGH for more tests - which were all normal before calling it a night around 1.30am," Dr Balakrishnan wrote.
He described the incident - which saw Mr Lee pause and falter during his English speech at around 9.20pm as the audience looked on anxiously - as a "vasovagal episode".
A vasovagal response results from an abnormal circulatory reflex resulting in abnormal relaxation of the body's blood vessels. A person usually faints during such a reaction.
"When we rushed up on stage, we found PM Lee fully conscious but having classic symptoms and signs - sweatiness, low heart rate and low blood pressure.
The initial light headedness resolved within minutes, and I knew he just wanted to get back on stage to complete his speech," he said.
Dr Balakrishnan also offered a glimpse into Mr Lee's determination to carry on with his speech, adding: "Whilst the initial tests were being done, he was busy re-editing his speech!
And then he went back on and completed his speech. His words took on added significance."
"Let us all count our blessings, and continue to do our best. There is still so much more to be done.