Key takeaways:
- Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian Prime Minister, was admitted to Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital’s intensive care ward due to heart problems.
- Berlusconi has suffered from ill-health in recent years and has been repeatedly admitted to hospital over the past couple of years after contracting Covid-19 in 2020.
- Berlusconi is one of Italy’s most charismatic and controversial contemporary leaders and his hospitalization is being closely monitored by the Italian public and political circles.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was admitted to Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital’s intensive care ward on Wednesday due to heart problems, according to unnamed sources close to the 86-year-old former politician.
Berlusconi, who was Italian prime minister four times, is a billionaire media tycoon and has suffered from ill-health in recent years. He was admitted to the hospital in the northern Italian city, but the exact time of his admission is unknown.
Three sources from Berlusconi’s Forza Italia party said he was in intensive care and had been repeatedly admitted to hospital over the past couple of years after contracting Covid-19 in 2020.
Berlusconi is one of Italy’s most charismatic and controversial contemporary leaders. He first rose to fame as a cruise ship singer and later reinvented himself as a successful businessman and politician.
The former prime minister’s current condition is unknown, but his health has been a cause for concern in recent years. His hospitalization is being closely monitored by the Italian public and political circles.
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