Title: Editorial: Covid-19: effects and innovation for future sustainability

Authors: Munim Kumar Barai; Gour Gobinda Goswami; Mamta B. Chowdhury

Addresses: Graduate School of Management, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Oita 874-8577, Japan ' Department of Economics, School of Business and Economics, North South University, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh ' School of Business, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia

Abstract: The new Coronavirus, commonly known as Covid-19 or SARS-CoV-2, was identified first in Wuhan, China, in 2019. However, it became a global pandemic within the first few months of 2020. Covid-19 has undergone numerous mutations between then and now, resulting in millions of infections and deaths worldwide. At the same time, the pandemic has created unprecedented global upheavals in every sphere of life. Sadly, any hopes of fully containing Covid-19 have remained uncertain since the pandemic has resurfaced in waves in most countries, demonstrating extreme resilience. As a result, Covid-19s economic burden has grown with each passing day.

Keywords: Covid-19; SARS-CoV-2; pandemic.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISD.2024.135275

International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, 2024 Vol.18 No.1/2, pp.1 - 13

Published online: 03 Dec 2023 *