The former Italian prime minister, who suffers from leukemia, was admitted 12 days ago to the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, in northern Italy, where he will remain under observation.
Italian politician Sílvio Berlusconi left intensive care this Sunday, where he had been for 12 days, since he was admitted to the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, northern Italy.
At 86, Berlusconi remains hospitalized, but was transferred to normal hospitalization, due to the “constant improvement” in his health reported by the doctors in the latest bulletins issued by the hospital.
The former Italian prime minister and tycoon has long suffered from leukemia and had to be rushed to hospital on April 5 due to a lung infection.
The medical bulletin, released this Thursday, indicated that “a new constant improvement in respiratory and renal function was observed, with effective containment of leukocytosis and inflammatory syndrome.”
Berlusconi, who has undergone numerous hospitalizations and operations throughout his life and especially in recent years, had already been admitted to San Raffaele hospital at the end of March for what was described as “medical tests”.
Italy has been speculating for days about the state of health of the country’s three-time prime minister, leader of the Forza Italia political party and director of Mediaset, one of the most important media empires in Italy and Europe, among other major companies for the Italian economy.
Forza Italia coordinator and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told reporters that Berlusconi intends to publicly reappear at the party’s convention on May 5, “vehemently” denying that any leadership succession is being considered. of the political force.
Constantly accompanied by his family, Berlusconi has received several visits, among them, the Spanish news agency Efe observed, that of the president of Mediaset, Fedele Confalonieri.
Since entering the hospital, Berlusconi has also been in contact with his party leaders and government allies, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Vice President and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini.
Over the years, Berlusconi suffered successive hospitalizations. In one of the most recent, in January 2022, he was hospitalized due to a urinary infection.
Source: Observadora
