| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T7 |
0-214 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Early January 2020, a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was identified as the infectious agent causing an outbreak of viral pneumonia in Wuhan, China, where the first cases had their symptom onset in December 2019 [1]. |
| T8 |
215-455 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This newly discovered virus, which causes severe acute respiratory disease, is related to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus, but distinct from each of these [2]. |
| T9 |
456-629 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The key epidemiological parameters, including incubation period, for this new virus are therefore rapidly being studied from incoming case reports as the epidemic continues. |
| T10 |
630-701 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Chief among these key parameters is the incubation period distribution. |
| T11 |
702-870 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The range of the values for the incubation period is essential to epidemiological case definitions, and is required to determine the appropriate duration of quarantine. |
| T12 |
871-989 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Moreover, knowledge of the incubation period helps to assess the effectiveness of entry screening and contact tracing. |
| T13 |
990-1127 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The distribution of the incubation period is also used in estimating the size of the epidemic [3-5] and the transmission potential [6,7]. |
| T14 |
1128-1259 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In absence of data on the 2019-nCoV incubation period, these studies have assumed incubation periods of SARS or MERS coronaviruses. |
