Lloyd Austin, the US Secretary of Defense, transferred his powers to Deputy Kathleen Hicks in connection with the hospitalization.
Hicks has already taken up her duties as Secretary of Defense. reports “European Truth” with reference to the Pentagon statement.
Austin was hospitalized due to a bladder problem. After testing, he was transferred to the intensive care unit for close monitoring.
It was previously reported that Austin had been in the hospital since January 1 due to complications after surgery. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center announced that Austin had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. On January 15, Lloyd Austin was discharged from the hospital, and on January 29 he returned to the Pentagon.
In a statement, a Pentagon spokesman stressed that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the White House and Congress had been informed of Austin’s hospitalization.
In a statement about Lloyd Austin’s health, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center said doctors could not yet say how long he would remain in the hospital, but noted that his current bladder problem would not affect his expected recovery from cancer. . The medical center noted that Austin’s prognosis for cancer treatment remains favorable.
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