Lisbon hospital shuts children services due to Omicron COVID-19 case

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic walks past a closed store in central Lisbon, Portugal, November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

LISBON (Reuters) - A large hospital near Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, said on Tuesday it has temporarily shut two of its pediatric departments after a health worker, who is also the doctor for a COVID-hit soccer team, tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

The Garcia de Orta hospital in Almada, a city on the other side of the River Tagus from Lisbon, said the pediatric emergency and outpatient departments would close from 10 p.m. on Tuesday for a period of 14 days.