Six people have been hospitalized with Legionnaires’ disease after visiting Sydney’s CBD, prompting NSW Health to issue an urgent alert on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Health officials are warning the more than 500,000 people who work in the CBD and countless visitors to watch for symptoms if they’ve been in the area within the past 10 days. “People are exposed if contaminated water particles from a cooling system are in the air and then breathed in,” said Dr. Vicky Sheppeard from South Eastern Sydney Local Health District. The six patients don’t know each other but all spent time in central … Continue reading Six Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease Reported in Sydney CBD