id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-342091-xus5kxs0 YAVARIAN, Jila First Cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Iran, 2020: Case Series Report 2020-08-17 .txt text/plain 1241 80 59 In Jan 2020, the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China spread increasingly to other countries worldwide which WHO declared it as a public health emergency of international concern. Future research should focus on finding the routes of transmission for this virus, including the possibility of transmission from foreign tourists to identify the possible origin of SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Iran. Here we report the first cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Qom, central Iran in Feb 2020. Collectively seven patients' residents of Qom City were positive for SARS-CoV-2 on Feb 19 in Iran. We identified the first cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Qom city, Iran with unclear transmission route. Futureresearch should focus on finding the routes of transmission for this virus, including the possibility of transmission from foreign tourists to identify the possible origin of SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Iran. ./cache/cord-342091-xus5kxs0.txt ./txt/cord-342091-xus5kxs0.txt