Silvio Berlusconi

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2020-09-05T04:30:01+00:00
Regional News • Europe
Italy's Silvio Berlusconi hospitalized with pneumonia after testing positive for the novel coronavirus.
Italy's Silvio Berlusconi hospitalized with pneumonia after testing positive for the novel coronavirus.
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The former prime minister of Italy has been hospitalized "as a precautionary measure," according to his center-right party Forza Italia. Hours before he was admitted, he told supporters that he felt "quite well."

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister and ex-owner of AC Milan, was hospitalized on Friday and diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia after testing positive for the novel coronavirus.

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2020-09-03T18:30:02+00:00
Regional News • Europe
Italy: Berlusconi tests positive for Coronavirus
Berlusconi at the EPP Summit, Brussels, May 2019
Berlusconi at the EPP Summit, Brussels, May 2019 Credit: European People's Party / Wikimedia Commons (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0)

The former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tested positive for Coronavirus. He will self-isolate at home in his Arcore residence near Milan, so his press office. Berlusconi's doctor said he was "asymptomatic".