US Defense Secretary Austin released from hospital -Pentagon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital on Monday, the Pentagon said in a statement.

Austin, who had been hospitalized since Jan. 1 due to complications after prostate cancer treatment, will perform his duties remotely before returning full-time to the Pentagon.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Katharine Jackson; Editing by Mark Porter)