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Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong (left) was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital on Monday for chicken pox. --ST PHOTO: STEPHANIE YEOW
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- 4 or less paragraphs so show all paragraphs first before showing the media and bkstry and stuffs --><!-- story content : start -->SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital on Monday for chicken pox, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said.
<!-- story content : start -->'As chicken pox is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which is transmitted by the airborne route, SM Goh's doctors decided to admit him to an isolation ward,' the statement said. <!-- story content : start -->Mr Goh's condition is satisfactory and he is expected to be discharged in about a week's time, it added.
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Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong (left) was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital on Monday for chicken pox. --ST PHOTO: STEPHANIE YEOW
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- 4 or less paragraphs so show all paragraphs first before showing the media and bkstry and stuffs --><!-- story content : start -->SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital on Monday for chicken pox, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said.
<!-- story content : start -->'As chicken pox is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which is transmitted by the airborne route, SM Goh's doctors decided to admit him to an isolation ward,' the statement said. <!-- story content : start -->Mr Goh's condition is satisfactory and he is expected to be discharged in about a week's time, it added.