US Secretary of Defense resumes work after being medically discharged

The Secretary of Defense of U.S, Lloyd Austinwas discharged this Tuesday from the hospital where he was admitted over the weekend due to a bladder problem, reported the Pentagon.

Austin was discharged at around 3:30 pm local time today (8:30 pm GMT). Walter Reed Military Hospitaloutside of washingtonand in which he was admitted to the intensive care unit last Sunday, which prevented him from traveling to Brussels this week as planned.

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The press office of the Pentagon He recalled that the secretary is recovering well and resumed work this Tuesday, although for now, and on the recommendation of his doctors, remotely from his home. He is expected to return to the office later this week.

Austin, 70 years old, was hospitalized last Sunday after experiencing some discomfort in his bladder, and after undergoing a prostatectomy in December 2023 due to prostate cancer.

According to the Pentagon, the bladder problem was resolved on Monday without the need for surgical intervention.

“The bladder problem was not related to his diagnosis of Cancer and will have no effect on your excellent cancer prognosis,” the statement added.

The Pentagon said the Under Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the White House and Congress have been notified of his health status.

Austin was scheduled to travel to the Belgian capital to participate this Wednesday in a new meeting of the Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine. Your calendar in Europe included the ministerial meeting of the NATOwith a press conference on the matter on Thursday.

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However, the agenda was suspended after hospitalization on Sunday.

His hospitalization for prostate cancer generated enormous controversy as neither Austin nor his team informed the president about what had happened, Joe Bidenuntil January 4th, three days after he was admitted, and the Pentagon only made statements to the press on January 5th.

The Republican opposition denounced that in those days there was a power vacuum at the head of the Pentagon at a critical moment, when the Gaza War threatened a regional escalation of the conflict in Middle East.

Source: Elcomercio

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