Pentagon said Monday that Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital as he was facing prostate cancer complications, days after being secretly hospitalised.
The doctors of the former military general said he is expected to make a full recovery with no treatments planned so far.
The Pentagon in a statement said that he has “full access to required secure communications capabilities as he works remotely.”
Over a week earlier, President Joe Biden was kept in the dark by Pentagon for at least three days about the hospitalisation of his Defence Secretary until he was informed by the national security advisor Jake Sullivan.
The US media reports indicated that Joe Biden did not know the whereabouts of Lloyd Austin as the Secretary was admitted to the hospital on January 1.
Not only Biden but the top officials in the White House were also shocked after learning about the Pentagon chief’s health condition.
The Pentagon issued an official statement about its boss on January 4, which sparked severe criticism from all over the country.
According to Austin’s doctors, he is on a path to a full recovery.
