Pentagon reveals that defense secretary has been hospitalized since Monday
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#6HMXY)
Press secretary acknowledged Lloyd Austin was admitted five days ago after minor elective procedure
The US defense secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday due to complications after a minor elective medical procedure, his press secretary said, in the first official acknowledgement that Austin had been admitted five days earlier to Walter Reed national military medical center.
Air Force Maj Gen Pat Ryder said Friday that Austin was recovering well", but it was not clear when the secretary would be released from the hospital.
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