Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19 on Society, Environment, Economy, and Education

Vijay Kumar, Hammam Alshazly, Sahar Ahmed Idris and Sami Bourouis
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Vijay Kumar: Computer Science and Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur 177005, Himachal Pradesh, India
Hammam Alshazly: Faculty of Computers and Information, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt
Sahar Ahmed Idris: College of Industrial Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Sami Bourouis: Department of Information Technology, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 24, 1-21

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused drastic changes across the globe, affecting all areas of life. This paper provides a comprehensive study on the influence of COVID-19 in various fields such as the economy, education, society, the environment, and globalization. In this study, both the positive and negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on education are studied. Modern technologies are combined with conventional teaching to improve the communication between instructors and learners. COVID-19 also greatly affected people with disabilities and those who are older, with these persons experiencing more complications in their normal routine activities. Additionally, COVID-19 provided negative impacts on world economies, greatly affecting the business, agriculture, entertainment, tourism, and service sectors. The impact of COVID-19 on these sectors is also investigated in this study, and this study provides some meaningful insights and suggestions for revitalizing the tourism sector. The association between globalization and travel restrictions is studied. In addition to economic and human health concerns, the influence of a lockdown on environmental health is also investigated. During periods of lockdown, the amount of pollutants in the air, soil, and water was significantly reduced. This study motivates researchers to investigate the positive and negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in various unexplored areas.

Keywords: coronavirus; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; environment; economy; education; society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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