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. 2021 Mar 31;180(9):2871–2878. doi: 10.1007/s00431-021-04043-w

What is Known:

• Most countries have implemented social distancing measures to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

• A large decrease in pediatric emergency visits has been reported from several countries after the social distancing.

What is New:

• Based on administrative claims data, a marked reduction in the number of inpatients for childhood non-COVID-19 acute infections was found in the post-school-closure period in Japan.

• The magnitude of the reduction was different between the disease groups.