PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY

Shakira’s Medical Team Warned to Keep Her Details Private

The Colombian singer was hospitalized hours before she was set to go on stage in Peru.

Staff at the Peruvian clinic where Shakira is being treated after a dramatic hospital admission Sunday have warned their staff not to leak any details of her medical treatment. Hours before Shakira was due to go on stage, she announced on social media that she had been hospitalized and was canceling her gig. “I am sorry to inform you all that last night I had to go to the ER for an abdominal issue,” the singer wrote on her Instagram Stories. “The doctors whose care I am currently under have communicated that I am not in good enough condition to perform this evening. I am very sad to not be able to take the stage today. I have been looking forward to reuniting with my incredible fans here in Peru,” she continued. After a report emerged saying she was being treated for gastritis, managers at the Delgado Clinic told staff to ensure her treatment remained confidential. The Colombian singer’s canceled concerts will be rescheduled, her promoters have said.