Journal Pre-proof Gathering evidence on the decreased emergency room visits during theCovid 19 pandemic Emmanouil Pikoulis, Zisimangelos Solomos, Elena Riza, Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil, Andreas Pikoulis, Evika Karamagioli, Karl Philipp Puchner PII: S0033-3506(20)30198-0 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.05.036 Reference: PUHE 3875 To appear in: Public Health Received Date: 29 April 2020 Revised Date: 15 May 2020 Accepted Date: 18 May 2020 Please cite this article as: Pikoulis E, Solomos Z, Riza E, Puthoopparambil SJ, Pikoulis A, Karamagioli E, Puchner KP, Gathering evidence on the decreased emergency room visits during theCovid 19 pandemic, Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.05.036. This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Royal Society for Public Health.