Silvio Berlusconi admitted to hospital with coronavirus

Silvio Berlusconi (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Silvio Berlusconi has been admitted to hospital as a precaution to monitor his coronavirus infection, according to an aide.

The 83-year-old Italian media mogul, who tested positive for Covid-19 earlier in the week, was doing well after spending the night in hospital in Milan, said senator Lucia Ronzulli.