| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T63 |
0-171 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Up until 23 February, the number of cases in the EU/EEA was low and cases in Europe were either imported or part of well-defined transmission chains in Germany and France. |
| T64 |
172-341 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Since the beginning of the outbreak, the response of countries to SARS-CoV-2 has been to limit virus importation and to contain clusters of cases as swiftly as possible. |
| T65 |
342-497 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Those response measures, with the support of the measures taken in China, were initially effective in limiting the introduction of the virus to the EU/EEA. |
| T66 |
498-675 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Besides preventing incident cases, they have delayed a larger outbreak, allowing time to review and implement preparedness measures, and also avoiding the peak influenza season. |
| T67 |
676-773 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, by 27 February, 92% (424/463) of cases reported in the EU/EEA had been locally acquired. |
| T68 |
774-916 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The majority of those locally acquired cases (93%) have been found in Italy and from there, seeding events occurred in other EU/EEA countries. |
| T69 |
917-1126 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Considering the high number of cases reported within the EU/EEA, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has since 28 February stopped distinguishing imported from locally acquired cases. |
| T70 |
1127-1373 |
Sentence |
denotes |
While some EU/EEA countries are under the first scenario ‘short, sporadic chains of transmission’, others have reached or are about to reach the third scenario ‘Widespread sustained transmission with increasing pressure on the healthcare system’. |
| T71 |
1374-1494 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The situation in the EU/EEA may change rapidly and countries may rapidly move from one scenario to the next at any time. |
