NSW government denies ‘covering up’ deadly fungal outbreak at major hospital

The Guardian World

by Luca Ittimani

February 27, 2026

Health minister says cluster of infections at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred hospital was not publicised to avoid ‘unnecessarily scaring people’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales health minister has denied “covering up” a deadly fungal outbreak at one of Australia’s largest hospitals, saying it was not publicised to avoid “unnecessarily scaring people”. The cluster of infections caused by aspergillus, a common mould, killed two patients and left four others unwell in the Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) hospital’s transplant unit in late 2025. Continue reading...

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Originally published on The Guardian World on 2/27/2026