At the Defense Ministry's daily press conference, Sabrina Singh said that the treatment was not related to the cancer for which she underwent surgery last December. The minister was transferred to the hospital on Sunday due to a bladder problem, after which, according to the report, he underwent non-surgical intervention and received intensive treatment.
In January, Lloyd Austin was treated for two weeks at the military hospital in Bethesda, near Washington, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, due to complications that arose after his prostate surgery in December, where he was also treated this time.
This was stated by the communications official at the Ministry of Defense Lloyd Austin has all the powers of his office,
But on the advice of his doctors, he is working from home for now before returning to the Pentagon at the end of the week.
Minister on Tuesday as originally scheduled He was going to travel to BrusselsTo participate in the meeting of the Contact Group for Military Support to Ukraine, which includes 50 countries, as well as the meeting of NATO Defense Ministers.
According to the announcement, Lloyd Austin will lead the consultations of the Ukrainian Online Contact Group, while the United States will be represented at the NATO meeting by the country's ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Circumstances of Lloyd Austin's admission to hospital in January They caused a serious political backlashBecause the minister is in the White House for 3 days He also kept it a secret from Joe BidenHe needed hospital treatment, and after 4 days the public also learned that the government official in charge of the United States Army was unable to perform his duties. 70-year-old Lloyd Austin was admitted to hospital on January 1, where he required intensive care for several days.
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