Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T70 |
0-24 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Detected confirmed cases |
T71 |
25-217 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Between 10 January and 24 January (period until confirmation of the first cases in France), nine possible cases were identified in France; among them, three cases were confirmed with COVID-19. |
T72 |
218-273 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Case 1 was a 48-year-old male patient living in France. |
T73 |
274-442 |
Sentence |
denotes |
He was travelling for professional reasons in China in various cities including Wuhan when he experienced his first symptoms (fever, headaches and cough) on 16 January. |
T74 |
443-549 |
Sentence |
denotes |
He flew back to Bordeaux, France on 22 January via Shanghai, Qingdao and Paris Charles de Gaulle airports. |
T75 |
550-596 |
Sentence |
denotes |
He reported wearing a mask during the flights. |
T76 |
597-858 |
Sentence |
denotes |
He sought medical attention from a general practitioner on 23 January, where he was suspected of COVID-19, and was subsequently transferred to the regional referring hospital in Bordeaux, isolated and sampled for laboratory confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 infection. |
T77 |
859-939 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Infection was confirmed on 24 January by the National Reference Centre (Figure). |
T78 |
940-1160 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Case 1 tested positive only for the E gene target when using the Charité procedure [4] and was positive for all four RdRp-IP targets with threshold cycles (Ct) in good agreement with those obtained for the E gene target. |
T79 |
1161-1285 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Figure Timeline of travel, onset of illness and close contacts of confirmed cases of COVID-19, France, January 2020 (n = 3) |
T80 |
1286-1388 |
Sentence |
denotes |
ED: emergency department; GP: general practitioner; ICU: intensive care unit; ID: infectious diseases. |
T81 |
1389-1540 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The patient arrived in Wuhan on 13 January, did not report any visit to markets, exposure to live animals or contact with sick persons during his stay. |
T82 |
1541-1678 |
Sentence |
denotes |
No detailed information is available about the circumstances of exposure, apart from a visit to family members and friends on 15 January. |
T83 |
1679-1793 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Case 2 was a 31-year-old Chinese male tourist who had left Wuhan on 18 January and arrived in Paris on 19 January. |
T84 |
1794-1870 |
Sentence |
denotes |
He developed fever, chills, fatigue, conjunctivitis and cough on 19 January. |
T85 |
1871-1945 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Case 3 was a 30-year-old Chinese female tourist who travelled with Case 2. |
T86 |
1946-2007 |
Sentence |
denotes |
She developed fever, chills, fatigue and cough on 23 January. |
T87 |
2008-2259 |
Sentence |
denotes |
On 24 January, they were advised by the Chinese embassy to seek medical attention at the national hotline (SAMU-centre 15) and were immediately transferred to a regional referring hospital, isolated and sampled for laboratory confirmation of COVID-19. |
T88 |
2260-2373 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 was confirmed on 24 January for both of them by the National Reference Centre (Figure). |
T89 |
2374-2615 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Cases 2 and 3 were positive by RT-PCR for all targets of the Charité procedure [4] (RdRp Pan Sarbeco and 2019-nCov probes; E; N) as well for the four RdRp-IP targets with Ct values in good agreement with those obtained for the E gene target. |
T90 |
2616-2743 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The condition of the male patient deteriorated on 29 January and he was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) the same day. |
T91 |
2744-2869 |
Sentence |
denotes |
He stayed 72 h in the ICU for non-invasive oxygen therapy and was transferred back to infectious diseases ward on 31 January. |
T92 |
2870-3020 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Neither of the two cases reported any visit to markets, exposure to live animals or contact with sick persons during the 14 days before symptom onset. |
T93 |
3021-3122 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Both visited a hospital in Wuhan on 16 January for an unrelated medical condition in Case 3 (Figure). |
T94 |
3123-3202 |
Sentence |
denotes |
As at 12 February, Case 1 was afebrile and symptomatic with a persistent cough. |
T95 |
3203-3296 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Cases 2 and 3 were not symptomatic any more and were discharged from hospital on 12 February. |
T96 |
3297-3524 |
Sentence |
denotes |
As soon as the infection with SARS-CoV-2 was confirmed for the three cases on 24 January, this information was immediately released through a press conference held by the French Minister of Health and the Chief Medical Officer. |
T97 |
3525-3659 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Daily public communication on the state of the investigations around the cases was subsequently implemented by the Ministry of Health. |
T98 |
3660-3713 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Daily updates were also published on the SpF website. |
T99 |
3714-3963 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The three cases were notified to the European Commission via the Early Warning and Response System (EWRS) on 26 January, and to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) via the European Surveillance System (TESSy) on 28 January. |