| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T248 |
0-211 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Phylogenetic analysis of 10 whole-genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 showed that they are related to two CoVs of bat origin, namely, bat-SL-CoVZC45 and bat-SL-CoVZXC21, which were reported during 2018 in China (17). |
| T249 |
212-367 |
Sentence |
denotes |
It was reported that SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed to use ACE2 as an entry receptor while exhibiting an RBD similar to that of SARS-CoV (17, 87, 254, 255). |
| T250 |
368-460 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Several countries have provided recommendations to their people traveling to China (88, 89). |
| T251 |
461-621 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Compared to the previous coronavirus outbreaks caused by SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, the efficiency of SARS-CoV-2 human-to-human transmission was thought to be less. |
| T252 |
622-766 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This assumption was based on the finding that health workers were affected less than they were in previous outbreaks of fatal coronaviruses (2). |
| T253 |
767-878 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Superspreading events are considered the main culprit for the extensive transmission of SARS and MERS (90, 91). |
| T254 |
879-1087 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Almost half of the MERS-CoV cases reported in Saudi Arabia are of secondary origin that occurred through contact with infected asymptomatic or symptomatic individuals through human-to-human transmission (92). |
| T255 |
1088-1208 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The occurrence of superspreading events in the COVID-19 outbreak cannot be ruled out until its possibility is evaluated. |
| T256 |
1209-1309 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Like SARS and MERS, COVID-19 can also infect the lower respiratory tract, with milder symptoms (27). |
| T257 |
1310-1481 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The basic reproduction number of COVID-19 has been found to be in the range of 2.8 to 3.3 based on real-time reports and 3.2 to 3.9 based on predicted infected cases (84). |
