high transmission rate with currently no drugs or vaccines approved. An alternative powerful
additional approach to counteract COVID-19 is in silico drug repurposing. The SARS-CoV-2
main protease is essential for viral replication and an attractive drug target. In this study, we
used the virtual screening protocol with both long-range and short-range interactions to
select candidate SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors. First, the Informational spectrum …