The US Department of Defense announced, on Monday, that Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, was admitted to the “intensive care unit” after he was admitted to the hospital following an emergency bladder problem.
He explained Statement The minister (70 years old) was transferred to Walter Reed Military Medical Center for examination, “and after a series of analyzes and evaluation of the situation, he was admitted to the intensive care department to receive care and undergo close monitoring.”
The statement indicated, “It cannot be determined how long the minister will remain in the hospital… and further updates will be provided about his health condition as soon as possible.”
In a previous statement, on Sunday, the Pentagon spokesman, Major General Pat Ryder, said that Austin was transferred to a hospital in Washington, D.C., to be treated for “symptoms indicating an emergency bladder problem.”
Pentagon: Austin was taken to the hospital due to symptoms of an emergency bladder problem
A Pentagon spokesman said that Secretary Lloyd Austin was transferred to a hospital in Washington, D.C., on Sunday for treatment for “symptoms indicating an emergency bladder problem.”
Austin was transferred to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland on December 22, for treatment for prostate cancer.
He returned to the hospital on January 1, due to complications that included a urinary tract infection.
Austin was criticized last month for not disclosing to US officials, including President Joe Biden, his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent hospitalization in December and January. He apologized for this in a press conference.
He was scheduled to make a statement before Congress on February 29 about his health condition.
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2024-02-12 06:33:29
