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Italy’s Berlusconi hospitalised overnight after a fall
ROME, Feb 11, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi
spent the night in hospital after an “accidental fall” at home, a spokesman
for the 84-year-old billionaire said Thursday.
Berlusconi tripped while staying at his residence in Rome, and was bruised
on one side. Following the accident, he was taken to his home city of Milan
for a hospital check-up.
“He was discharged this morning and he is at home, working, to take part in
remote voting for the European Parliament,” the spokesman said in a
statement.
Berlusconi, who has dominated public life in Italy since the 1980s as a
businessman and three-time prime minister, was elected to the EU’s parliament
in 2019.
He had travelled to Rome on Tuesday to meet former European Central Bank
chief Mario Draghi, and offer his support to the economist as Italy’s next
prime minister.
Berlusconi looked frail as he reappeared in public after months holed up in
southern France, where his daughter has a villa.
In September, the media magnate spent almost two weeks in hospital with
coronavirus. He was hospitalised again for a few days in January after
suffering heart problems.
BSS/AFP/ARS/2007 hrs