The 82-year-old cartoonist Sergio Staino is hospitalized at the Torregalli hospital in Florence.
Bobo's designer and creator is reported to be in a medically induced coma. His condition would be serious.
On social networks, among others, the solidarity and best wishes of Enrico Letta and Carlo Calenda.
Toscano, with a degree in architecture from the University of Siena, Staino began his career in the iconic Linus and was director of L'Unità twice .
He has been nearly blind for years from severe eye disease.
(Unioneonline / D)