People who attended a number of local venues at certain times over the last week are being warned to be on the lookout for measles symptoms.
NSW Health have confirmed two new cases of measles have been diagnosed in Sydney.
Of the two new cases, one case acquired measles locally in Sydney, and the other case recently returned from South-East Asia.
The overseas case attended the Granville Swim Centre in Granville between 9am and 10.30am on Saturday, January 31. They also attended St Patrick’s Cathedral in Parramatta from 6pm to 7.30pm on the same day.
Alerts have also been issued for Woolworths Granville between 3.55pm and 4.45pm on Tuesday, February 3 and Medicines R Us at Gregory Hills from 2.25pm to 3.15pm on the same day.
An alert has also been issued for Westmead Hospital Emergency Department between 9.30am on February 6 and 11.30am on February 7.
The locally acquired case attended a coffee shop co-located with Burwood Urgent Care Clinic at 8 Elsie St, Burwood, when a previous case attended on January 22, 2026.
Other people who entered the Elsie Suites building at that time may also have developed measles. Anyone who has had symptoms after visiting this location between 8am and 10am on the January 22 should seek testing.
Western Sydney Local Health District Director of Public Health, Dr Conrad Moreira, said people should monitor for symptoms of measles and check the list of locations on the NSW Health website to see if they visited any of these at the listed time.
“If the early symptoms of measles develop and you’ve been at one of the locations at the time listed above or on the website, see your doctor or health service, including an emergency department. Call ahead to let them know that you may have come into contact with measles, so you don’t spend time in waiting rooms with other patients,” Moreira said.
“Symptoms to watch out for include fever, runny nose, sore eyes and a cough, usually followed three or four days later by a red, blotchy rash that spreads from the head to the rest of the body.”
Anyone with early symptoms who gets a rash a few days later should also think about measles, even if they haven’t attended one of the identified locations, and seek testing,
“It can take up to 18 days for symptoms to appear after an exposure, so it’s important for people who visited these locations to look out for symptoms for this period,” Moreira said.
Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease that is spread through the air when someone who is infectious coughs or sneezes.
“Importantly, we want to remind the community to make sure they are up to date with their vaccinations. The measles vaccine can prevent the disease even after exposure, if given early enough,” Moreira said.
“Anyone born after 1965 needs to ensure they have had two doses of measles vaccine. This is especially important before overseas travel, as measles outbreaks are occurring in several regions of the world at the moment.”
Troy Dodds is Parra News' Managing Editor and Breaking News Reporter. He has more than 20 years experience as a journalist, working with some of Australia’s leading media organisations. In 2023, he was named Editor of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.