Italy's Berlusconi Hospitalized After Positive Coronavirus Test

Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has been admitted to hospital as a precaution to monitor his coronavirus infection, a senior aide said.

"Lucia Ronzulli told RAI state TV that the media mogul, 83, who tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in the week, was doing well and was undergoing “precautionary monitoring” of his infection," the Express & Star reports.

Sky TG24, reporting from outside the hospital, said Mr. Berlusconi had the “beginnings of pneumonia” and was given an oxygen mask to aid breathing.

His Forza Italia party said on Friday that his medical condition was not a cause for concern.

Berlusconi tested positive for COVID-19 on September 2. The hospital says his life is not in danger.

By Ana Dumbadze 

Source: Express & Star