More than 30 children infected in north London measles outbreak

One in five children with measles can need hospital treatment. Up until 2023, the UK was considered to have eliminated the disease Photograph: Bilanol/Getty Images

34 children have been infected by a measles outbreak in north London, lab testing has confirmed, with almost 30 more cases suspected.

Seven schools and a nursery in Enfield reported the cases, with some children treated in hospital, according to the Sunday Times.