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authorDavid A. Madore <david+git@madore.org>2020-08-30 22:58:02 +0200
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Link to a few more interesting papers.
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## Topical or time-specific links: ##
+* [Feline coronavirus drug inhibits the main protease of SARS-CoV-2
+ and blocks virus
+ replication](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-18096-2)
+ (*Nature*, 2020-08-27). Lays the framework for the use of two
+ dipeptide-based protease inhibitor (GC376 and GC373), found to be
+ effective against Feline Enteric Coronavirus (FECoV), in human
+ trials for the treatment of COVID-19.
+
+* [Two metres or one: what is the evidence for physical distancing in
+ covid-19?](https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3223) (*British
+ Medical Journal* analysis, 2020-08-25). Argues that “current rules
+ on safe physical distancing are based on outdated science; rules on
+ distancing should reflect the multiple factors that affect risk,
+ including ventilation, occupancy, and exposure time”, and proposes a
+ table of low/medium/high risk configurations.
+
* [Progress report on the coronavirus
pandemic](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02414-1).
(*Nature* editorial, 2020-08-19).
+* [High prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in care homes affected by
+ COVID-19; a prospective cohort study in
+ England](https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.10.20171413v1)
+ (2020-08-12 preprint). Finds that older residents are able to mount
+ the same antibody response and neutralizing antibodies against
+ SARS-CoV-2 as the younger healthier staff, irrespective of gender or
+ having symptoms.
+
* [A country level analysis measuring the impact of government
actions, country preparedness and socioeconomic factors on COVID-19
mortality and related health