Colombia defense minister dies from viral pneumonia linked to COVID-19 -government
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Colombia's Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo has died from viral pneumonia related to COVID-19, the government said on Tuesday.
Trujillo was reported infected with coronavirus earlier this month and was later transferred to an intensive care unit.
The Andean country has reported more than 2 million coronavirus infections, as well as close to 52,000 deaths due to COVID-19, the disease it causes.
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