Former Italian PM and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi has been admitted to hospital two days after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Media mogul Silvio Berlusconi's right-wing coalition was set to win the most votes but may fall short of a majority in Italy's election Sunday, with far-right and populist parties surging ahead, according to exit polls.

DOCTORS say former Premier Silvio Berlusconi is suffering a serious case of aortic insufficiency and will undergo surgery to replace the valve.