COVID-19 takes life of Colombian defence minister

According to the Colombian government, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, their defense minister, has died in a hospital after he contracted coronavirus. The 69 year old was taken to the hospital earlier this month after he developed viral pneumonia. In a statement, Ivan Duque, the President said that one of the best men of Colombia has died and that his pain due to the news could not be expressed by him.

COVID-19 takes life of Colombian defence minister

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