Anxiety in Italy as Berlusconi’s Health Deteriorates Rapidly

The politician had been suffering respiratory problems and is in intensive care.

AP/Andrew Medichini
The Forza Italia party leader, Silvio Berlusconi, at the senate, Rome, on October 26, 2022. AP/Andrew Medichini

Anxiety is growing in Italy over the rapidly deteriorating health of Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday following the legendary kingmaker’s admission to intensive care at Milan hospital a day earlier. Italian newspapers were reporting that the 86-year-old media tycoon and four-time former premier may have been diagnosed with pneumonia due to a suspected form of leukemia. 

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