Mariastella Gelmini, Lower House whip
for ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right Forza Italia
(FI) party, on Friday tested positive for COVID-19.
Gelmini, 47, said she was well and had no symptoms.
"I've been super careful in these weeks, but this virus is
insidious and dangerous," she said.
"The utmost precaution and rigour: the only recipes to beat it.
"We will get over this too".
Berlusconi recently recovered from a bout of the coronavirus.
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