Berlusconi has tested positive for coronavirus

September 02, 2020 23:28

Silvio Berlusconi, the media tycoon who served as Italys prime minister in four governments, has tested positive for Covid-19.

The 83-year-old is currently in isolation and working from home at his house in Arcore, near Milan, his staff said in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement added that Berlusconi will still contribute to the electoral campaigns of candidates from his Forza Italia party at local elections scheduled for September despite his diagnosis.

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