US defense minister hospitalized again

- Deputy Defense Minister Kathleen Hicks took charge

- Austin was admitted to the critical care unit for supportive care and monitoring

Washington: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who is recovering from prostate cancer, has been re-admitted to the hospital due to symptoms related to bladder problems, the US Defense Ministry has given this information to the Pentagon. After Austin's hospitalization, his responsibility has been handed over to his deputy.

In December, Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Since then he is undergoing treatment and is facing many health related problems.

Austin was transferred to the critical care unit at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Rider said on social media that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin was taken to Walter Reed National Military Hospital with security forces. has come. He is currently in the hospital and undergoing treatment. This time, before entering the hospital, Lloyd J. Austin has handed over his charge to US Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks.

According to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center officials, Austin has been admitted to the critical care unit for supportive care and monitoring. In January, Russia claimed that the US Defense Secretary was killed in a missile attack on Ukraine on January 3, 2024. However, America has rejected this report. But since then Lloyd Austin has not appeared in public.