ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews the effects of COVID-19 on the economy, domestic violence, demographics, and religious practices with relevant information from various secondary sources. In order to conceptualize this study, the following conceptual framework was developed based on the literature review. The framework indicates that COVID-19 has impacted three pillars of sustainable development. First, governments should focus on minimizing the economic impact of COVID-19 instead of economic recovery. Some important and overriding factors should be addressed urgently in order to minimize not only the economic but also the social and environmental effects of COVID-19. Second, there is an urgent need to provide sufficient resources and funds to public health sectors to disinfect affected areas and other public spaces. Third, it is high time that governments should allocate more money to detect, prevent, control, treat, and contain the virus and provide emergency assistance with food, medicine, etc. to those who need to be quarantined.
