The Latest: Berlusconi fighting virus, talks to supporters

ROME — Ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi, hospitalized with COVID-19 and pneumonia, has told his supporters he’s fighting to recover from this “hellish illness.”
The 83-year-old Berlusconi phoned into a Forza Italia forum late Tuesday and spoke in a clear voice. On Wednesday, his personal doctor Alberto Zangrillo said Berlusconi’s progress was “favorable” and all his clinical parameters were “very comforting.”
Berlusconi tested positive for corona