Carlos Holmes Trujillo, Colombia's Minister of Defense dies from coronavirus
Photo: Mauricio Dueñas/EFE After a two-week battle with respiratory complications caused by coronavirus, Colombia’s Minister of Defense Carlos Holmes Trujillo died Tuesday morning at age 69. Holmes Trujillo was connected to an ICU at the Military Hospital in Bogotá after being transferred there on January 13 from Barranquilla where he was being treated for viral pneumonia and COVID-19 related infection. Carlos Holmes fell sick during an official government trip to the Colombian coast to review a military garrison. Carlos Holmes Trujillo was considered a strong presidential candidate f...
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