Doctor gives optimistic prognosis on Berlusconi

after detecting “bland pulmonary Italian media have said that two involvement.” of his adult children, with whom he

The decision also took into considrecently spent time on the island of ROME — Former Italian Premier eration his age — the former threeCapri, were recently diagnosed with Silvio Berlusconi, who tested positime premier turns 84 in a few weeks COVID-19. Berlusconi’s compantive for COVID-19 this week, has an — and previous health conditions, ion, a young woman who formerly early-stage lung infection but was which included heart problems that worked at the office of the soccer breathing on his own after being necessitated a pacemaker implant team he used to own, also reportedly hospitalized in Milan and hasn’t several years ago. tested positive for the virus. been intubated, his personal physiEarlier, Italian state radio said tests Asked if any family members cian said Friday. showed the media mogul had the were hospitalized, Zangrillo said no.albertozangrillo,whoisalsoon“beginnings”ofpneumoniainboth

B the staff of San Raffaele Hospital, lungs. erlusconi referred to himself where Berlusconi was taken early But Zangrillo, answering reportand his family when he said about in the day, told reporters that test ers questions, referred to the lung COVID-19 in comments to Italy’s results were reassuring. problem as a “pulmonary infection La Stampa newspaper on Thursday:

Zangrillo said he examined Berin its first stages.” He said Berlusconi “Unfortunately, this isn’t a cold. … lusconi at home a day earlier and isn’t on a ventilator but is “breathing Now I realize more than ever how decided it best to hospitalize him spontaneously.” grave” the pandemic is.