Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized.
International News Desk
According to global Times news Agency Europe,US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday, due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said, The Global Times Europe informs.It was the department’s first acknowledgment that Austin had been admitted – five days earlier – to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.Ryder said Friday that it’s not clear when Austin will be released from the hospital, but said the secretary is “recovering well,” adding that he expected “to resume his full duties”.