A MAN was taken to hospital following a medical emergency in Newport city centre yesterday morning.
Emergency services - including ambulances - attended to a man at the Market Arcade, off the city's High Street.
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called this morning, Monday January 4 at 8.42am to reports of a medical emergency at Market Arcade, central Newport.
“We sent two emergency ambulances, a rapid response car and members of our Hazardous Area Response Team.
"One patient was taken by road to University Hospital Wales, Cardiff for further treatment."
Gwent Police have confirmed they attended the incident, reported to them around 8.50am today, but offered no further details.
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