Chinanews.com, January 1 According to CNN, on the 16th local time, U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin was discharged from the hospital and will work from home until recovery. Previously, he was urgently hospitalized due to complications from surgery, and even went to the intensive care unit for a time.
According to reports, the Pentagon issued a statement on the 15th saying that Austin will work from home for a period of time after being discharged from the hospital. Austin also issued a statement on the same day, saying, "While I continue to recuperate and perform my duties at home, I am eager for my body to fully recover and return to the Pentagon as soon as possible." ”
The Associated Press reported that it was unclear when Austin would return to the Pentagon or how cancer treatment would affect his subsequent work, travel and other public activities. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Hicks will act as his day-to-day agent while he recovers.
Dr. John Maddox, director of trauma medical care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and Dr. Gregory Chesnat, director of the Center for Prostate Disease Research, wrote in a statement, "Secretary Austin's prostate cancer is being treated effectively and his prognosis is excellent...... He has no further treatment plans other than regular post-prostatectomy monitoring. ”
It was previously reported that Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December 2023 and developed complications after undergoing surgery, resulting in hospitalization. U.S. President Joe Biden, the White House national security team, and the U.S. Congress were not immediately informed of the situation, and it was not until January 12, 2024, that the White House was informed that Austin had been hospitalized.