By Reuters Staff
(Adds confirmation that critical care refers to an intensive care unit)
BOGOTA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Colombia’s Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo is in intensive care after being infected with the coronavirus, the government said on Monday.
Trujillo tested positive for the virus last week, a day after the Ministry of Foreign affairs reported that Foreign Minister Claudia Blum had tested positive for coronavirus.
“The Defense Minister . continues to be hospitalized and in critical care,” the president’s office said in a statement. A spokesman confirmed this meant an intensive care unit.
The minister is suffering from coronavirus infection and viral pneumonia, the statement said.
By Reuters Staff
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BOGOTA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Colombia’s Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo is in critical care after being infected with coronavirus, the government said on Monday.
Trujillo tested positive for the virus last Tuesday, a day after the Ministry of Foreign affairs reported that Foreign Minister Claudia Blum had tested positive for coronavirus.
“The Defense Minister . continues to be hospitalized and in critical care,” the president’s office said in a statement. It did not confirm if critical care meant an intensive care unit.
The minister is suffering from coronavirus infection and viral pneumonia, the statement said.