Italian former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (86) was moved from intensive care to the normal care ward on Sunday, the Italian newspaper reports. Corriere della Sera. For now, he still has to stay in the hospital. Berlusconi has leukemia.
The former prime minister of Italy had been in intensive care at Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital since April 5. He had a lung infection caused by a rare form of chronic leukemia, also known as blood cancer.
Last Thursday, doctors already announced that the condition of the former prime minister had improved.
Berlusconi has been struggling with health problems for years. He has been hospitalized several times in recent years, including after an infection with the corona virus.
Politician, media tycoon and owner of a football club
The politician was Prime Minister of Italy three times between 1994 and 2011. He currently sits in the Italian Senate on behalf of his Forza Italia party. That party is also part of the current government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
In Italy he is also known as a media tycoon and as one of the richest people in the country. For example, he owned football club AC Milan and owns a number of television stations.
The former prime minister is also known for his striking statements. He is said to have promised players of AC Monza, the Serie A club he currently owns, at the end of last year to send prostitutes to the dressing room if they won a match.
He also became involved in several lawsuits about bribery, tax fraud and sex scandals. For example, he is said to have had sex with the underage prostitute ‘Ruby the Heartbreaker’ at one of his infamous bungabunga parties.
