TY - JOUR T1 - An Italian paediatric department at the time of Coronavirus: a resident’s point of view JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 206 LP - 207 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319299 VL - 106 IS - 2 AU - Marta Cognigni Y1 - 2021/02/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/106/2/206.abstract N2 - ‘It will be an easy rotation.’ This is what I thought on the first day of internship in the children’s psychiatric department, which shares rooms with the general paediatric department, at IRCCS Burlo-Garofolo in Trieste. There were all the ingredients: challenging cases, inspiring environment and an insatiable curiosity. What could go wrong?A couple of days after that silly thought, Italy was locked down. Everyday life in the whole country was changing, as well as the appearance of the paediatric department. Despite being a third level leading centre in paediatric research and care, the clinic witnessed a drop in hospital admissions for organic paediatric diseases. The paediatric department was emptying as if nobody felt sick anymore. These empty beds were taken up by … ER -