Relationship between Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Social Factors: Evidence from 24 Countries Over the World During 88-Day Period from Jan 31 to April 27, 2020

Abstract

The paper investigates the relationship among social and demographic factors and a new case of spreadingcoronavirus in 24 countries over 88-day period from Jan 31, 2020 to April 27, 2020. This study collectedsecond data from World Health Organisation (WHO)’s and World Bank’s database, applied Co-integrationtest and Causality test for a panel data set.The research provides crucial finding: there is causality between new cases of spreading coronavirus andtime to close school too late. Moreover, Asian region, where the studied countries are being increases, newcase of spreading coronavirus decrease. Furthermore, classification of income of the research countries isstatistically insignificant to new case equivalent to absent association between the changes in the new caseof spreading coronavirus and classification of income of the research countries.The spreading COVID – 19 can happen everywhere from high income, middle income to low-incomecountries. Another finding is that late closing school will enhance spreading COVID – 19 goes more thanone thousand cases.