Health policy
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The increase in access to Emergency Departments (ED) worldwide causes inefficiencies, but also signals its importance. The Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak allows to study the reactions of patients to the news about the spreading of the infection, which may have generated the fear that ED was no longer safe. ⋯ Fear of contagion and appeals not to use ED directly by Covid-19 patients may have discouraged access also for pressing health need.