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cord-324650-rsp72rx8	Teixeira da Silva, Jaime A.	Policy determinants of COVID-19 pandemic-induced fatality rates across nations	2020-08-18		.txt	text/plain	440	27	61	title: Policy determinants of COVID-19 pandemic-induced fatality rates across nations In this paper, we assessed tests as a policy instrument and policy enactment to contain COVID-19 and potentially reduce mortalities. Delaying policy enactment led to a higher case fatality rate (p = 0.0013). A 10% delay time to act resulted in a 3.7% higher case fatality rate. This study found that delaying policies for international travel restrictions, public information campaigns, and testing policies increased the fatality rate. Tests also impacted the case fatality rate, and nations with 10% more cumulative tests per million people resulted in a 2.8% lower mortality rate. Here, we assessed tests as a policy instrument and the start of policy enactment to contain 29 and potentially reduce mortalities across 121 nations. Estimating case fatality rates of COVID-19	./cache/cord-324650-rsp72rx8.txt	./txt/cord-324650-rsp72rx8.txt