Discussion
We found a significant reduction in all emergency presentations to our unit during 1st lock down compared to a similar pre -covid period.
It is possible that social distancing measures introduced in 1st lockdown led to this observed reduction in infections presenting to ENT. However, the mechanism that led to the observed reduction in the non-infectious group is less clear. It is possible that fear of hospital presentation, lack of primary care interface and avoidance of hospital environment lead to cases being managed outside the hospital environment1.