claim: sars-cov-2 inhibits severe alveolar inflammation and barrier dysfunction
evidence_1: in our study, we demonstrate that although sars-cov-2 is dependent on the epithelium for efficient replication, the neighboring endothelial cells are affected, e.g., by the epithelial cytokine release, which results in the damage of the alveolar barrier function and viral dissemination.", "with prolonged infection, both cell types are damaged, and the barrier function is deteriorated, allowing the viral particles to overbear.")