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Table 2 Visits at the pediatric emergency department numbers in 2020 and previous years

From: Infection control of COVID-19 in pediatric tertiary care hospitals: challenges and implications for future pandemics

Time period

Weekly visits in pediatric emergency department Median [min;max]

Wilcoxon-Test

2020

2015–2019

Calendar week 2–12 (before lockdown)

204 [137;249]

165 [134;188]

p = 0.1

Calendar week 13–52 (after lockdown)

88 [64;124]

129 [98;199]

p < 0.01