Colombian defense minister dies of Covid-19 complications: official
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26/01/2021 - 13:43 1 min
Bogota (AFP)
Colombia s Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo died Tuesday of complications stemming from Covid-19, the country s president said. Carlos Holmes Trujillo died at dawn today, after complications in his health while he was battling Covid-19, President Ivan Duque said in a video posted on Twitter.
Trujillo, 69, had first been hospitalized January 11.
Four days later, he was taken into intensive care at a Bogota military hospital suffering acute lung function deterioration, the defense ministry said in a statement.
Trujillo has been replaced by Fernando Navarro, who was previously head of the Colombian armed forces.
Colombian Defense Minister Dies Of Covid-19 Complications
01/26/21 AT 11:13 AM
Colombian Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo died Tuesday of coronavirus complications, the country s president announced. He was 69.
Trujillo is one of about a dozen sitting cabinet ministers worldwide to have succumbed to the virus that has killed at least 2.1 million people since the outbreak began in China in December 2019.
He was hospitalized in Bogota on January 11 and admitted to intensive care four days later after suffering acute lung function deterioration, according to the defense ministry.
Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Twitter that Trujillo had died at dawn from complications due to Covid-19.
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At a virtual NATPE event, the studio announces such projects as a made-for-TV musical movie, based on a telenovela, from creatives behind The Prom and High School Musical.
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