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Measles Cases Rise in Sydney – NSW Health Issues Alert

09 Feb 2026

Anyone who visited the following locations at the times listed should watch for symptoms:

Granville Swim Centre, 31 Jan, 9:00am–10:30am
St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, 31 Jan, 6:00pm–7:30pm
Woolworths, Granville, 3 Feb, 3:55pm–4:45pm
Medicines R Us, Gregory Hills, 3 Feb, 2:25pm–3:15pm
Westmead Hospital ED, 6–7 Feb, 9:30am–11:30am

The locally acquired case also visited a coffee shop next to Burwood Urgent Care on 22 Jan. Anyone who was there between 8:00am and 10:00am may need testing.

Measles symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, sore eyes, and a red rash spreading from the head. Symptoms can appear up to 18 days after exposure.

Vaccination is the best protection. Anyone born after 1965 should have two doses of MMR, and children under 12 months can get vaccinated early if travelling overseas.

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/

Source: NSW Health