Mr Berlusconi was first tested on 25 August after returning from a holiday in Sardinia where he owns a luxury property.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is in quarantine at home after testing positive to COVID-19.
"I will be present in the electoral campaign with interviews on televisions and in newspapers," he said during a video-conference of Forza Italia's women's movement.However he recognised"the limitations imposed on my activities by testing positive for the coronavirus... but I will continue the battle."
The result was negative, but he was tested again after some people he met on the Italian island were found to be positive.These included businessman Flavio Briatore, former managing director of the Benetton Formula One racing team, who was briefly hospitalised in Milan.
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