All children now out of hospital after illness scare cancelled concert

HEALTH chiefs have released a fresh statement, after a concert was cancelled at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, on Wednesday evening.

- By STEVE BAGNALL Daily Post Reporter

Public Health Wales has insisted it did not advise or ask the festival to cancel the concert.

It comes after a number of children were taken to hospital with “flu-like symptoms” and an “extraordinary medical incident was declared by the Welsh Ambulance Service.

It's also been confirmed that all children affected are now out of hospital.

Sir Karl Jenkins was scheduled to take centre stage and conduct One World, live. It was billed as a concert that “brings together voices from around the globe to celebrate peace, harmony, and the universal language of music.” It is the first time in the Eisteddfod’s history it has had to cancel an event in this way.

Following the outbreak, on Thursday, Dr Giri Shankar, director of health protection for public health Wales, said they were assessed in hospital and were due to be discharged.

“Tests carried out on these children have indicated the presence of common respiratory viruses, including flu.

“They are being treated appropriately and are recovering. The risk to the public remains low”.