Italian political party leader reveals he has contracted coronavirus

The leader of one of the two main political parties supporting the current Italian government confirmed Saturday that he had contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus.

Nicola Zingaretti, leader of the center-left Democratic Party, revealed the information in a short video to several social media sites.

"Well, it's come to me," Zingaretti said in the video. "I have coronavirus."

The 54-year-old said he does not have strong symptoms from the disease. He said that he is following all the protocols recommended by medical experts and that he will remain at home with his family for the foreseeable future.

Zingaretti also said he would continue to follow the news and work from home to the greatest extent possible.

Several Italian news outlets including the Milan daily "Corriere della Sera" and Rome's "La Repubblica" reported that Zingaretti could have contracted the virus at a rally he attended last week in Milan.

Milan is the capital of Lombardy, the Italian region that has recorded the most coronavirus infections in the country.

Along with Five-Star Movement, the Democratic Party is one of the two main backers of the coalition government led by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.