Burn injuries are complex and needs meticulous management. Amidst the lockdown, coronaphobia [2] has led to an increase in number of scald burns cases as a side effect. More and more people are turning to home remedies for preventive methods. Although steam inhalation is not proven to be a protective mechanism against COVID-19 infection, it has been used by the population and suggested by many doctors for symptomatic relief for common cold [5]. In a developing country like ours the most common method of steam inhalation comprises of a vessel containing boiling or hot water, the patient sits beside the vessel and breathes in the vapor with a cloth overhead to contain these vapors. Toppling off this vessel sometimes results in scald burns. There is a general misconception in population that heat destroys the corona virus, breathing in the vapors more deeply will be more beneficial 6 and due to this misbelief steam is used for inhalation, the temperature of which is around 100 degrees Celsius. Scald burns comprise the most common type of burns in pediatric age group [6]. 3 out of 9 patients 33.33% belonged to pediatric age group in this series. The most common mechanism of injury was falling of the vessel while removing the overhead cloth or while carrying the vessel. The most common area involved was abdomen in paediatric age group and lower limbs in adults. Other involved sites were chest anterior, upper limb and perineum. In a study conducted by Sarah et al [3] the most common area involved was abdomen followed by perineum. 5 patients with superficial second degree burns required regular dressings while; 4 patients with mixed second degree burns required collagen application. Figure 2 Superficial burns epithelise on its own with regular dressing. The dressing should be non-adherent to protect the delicate epithelium. Collagen acts as a scaffold for fibroblast and neutralizes collagenase, it delivers collagen-1 to the wound bed which becomes a template for new tissue growth [7]. The average healing period was of 14.5 days. Since medical treatment in government-funded institute is free of cost in our country, the cost of treatment could not be assessed. However, it can be said that the total cost of treatment of these burn wounds is substantial as these injuries could be easily avoided. Our hospital treated an increased number of scald burns occurring due to steam inhalation this year compared to the same months in previous years, being a tropical country scald burns are rare during march-September. In England, half of the burn centers responding to a survey by Brewster et al [8] reported an increase in scald cases related to steam inhalation during COVID-19 pandemic. The traditional method of steam inhalation by leaning over a vessel is dangerous; however, the use of advanced equipment like mechanical steamer, rhinotherm can reduce the number of burns cases. Due to the COVID-19 lockdown people are turning to the traditional method of steam inhalation due their ignorance, fear and anxiety coupled with 7 unavailability of modern equipment [9] Many case reports and studies [9] have already tried to draw attention to the hazards of steam inhalation however this practice still persist.