Measles alert for Long Island Rail Road customers

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Friday, September 20, 2019
Measles alert for Long Island Rail Road customers
The infected person took trains between Mineola and Penn Station on September 11 and 12, the Nassau County Health Department said.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Health officials said a person infected with measles rode the Long Island Rail Road last week.

The infected person took trains between Mineola and Penn Station on September 11 and 12, the Nassau County Health Department said.

They were also on the LIRR several times on Saturday the 14, stopping in Mineola, Hempstead, Jamaica and Penn Station.

Anyone who rode the same trains could have been exposed to measles. Officials said that anyone with symptoms should contact their doctor.

Below is a list of dates and times the infected person rode the LIRR:

Wednesday, September 11, 2019:

Long Island Railroad, Mineola Station to New York Penn Station between the hours of 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

LIRR, New York Penn Station to LIRR, Mineola Station between the hours of 11:15 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.

Thursday, September 12, 2019:

LIRR, Mineola Station to New York Penn Station between the hours of 10:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

LIRR, New York Penn Station to LIRR Mineola Station between the hours of 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 14, 2019:

Noches de Columbia Restaurant, 204 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, NY, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

MTA shuttle from LIRR, Mineola Station to LIRR, Hempstead station between the hours of 2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

LIRR, Hempstead Station to LIRR, Jamaica Station between the hours of 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

LIRR, Jamaica Station to New York Penn Station between the hours of 3:50 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

LIRR, New York Penn Station to LIRR, Hempstead Station between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.

MTA shuttle from LIRR, Hempstead Station to LIRR, Mineola Station between the hours 12:15 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.

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