21104 Copyright@ Wu Xuelian | Biomed J Sci & Tech Res | BJSTR. MS.ID.004566. ISSN: 2574 -1241 The Future of Tobacco Industry Amidst of COVID-19 -A Case of Malawi Producing Country DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2020.27.004566 George N Chidimbah Munthali 1 and Wu Xuelian 2,3 * 1 Yangtze University-School of Economics and Management, P.R. China 2 Mzuzu University Private Bag 201, Luwinga, Mzuzu, Malawi 3 Chidimbah Financial Consults P.O Box 20013, Luwinga, Mzuzu, Malawi *Corresponding author: Wu Xuelian, Yangtze University-School of Economics and Management, Nanhuan Road, Jingzhou, Hubei, P.R. China, Email: ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1513-7312 Introduction COVID-19 Virus which first started in Wuhan, Hubei Province in the Peoples Republic of China last year and later declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March has created the whole world in a surge as it has infected, killed and put on stand still a lot of the people and business from all over the whole World [1-4]. In attempts to stop the spread of the virus and the death rates social distance measures have been put in place in many different countries across the globe which have effective impacts and has also negatively affect the way the people used to do their daily activities by restricting gathering and movements of people on where business and other economic activities were being conducted [5-7]. The impact of the COVID-19 has not left the tobacco industry which is also currently facing many challenges as the majority of the producing and buying Countries are also affected. Tobacco Industry has been a vigorous industry which has received both positive and negative comments from the world depending from which side the commenters looks at, this is so because tobacco has been one of the main source of employment, GDP and economic development on many countries for decades however it is also the main cause of health problems which has led to many deaths among people in the world [8,9]. This perspective was aimed at highlighting the future of tobacco industry in the world in amidst of the outbreak of COVID-19 by reviewing available published studies and other online data, lastly the pathway and recommendation was given by taking into accounting of a sub-Saharan producing country of Malawi. Review Article ARTICLE INFO Abstract Received: May 01, 2020 Published: May 22, 2020 Citation: George N Chidimbah Munthali, Wu Xuelian. The Future of Tobacco Indus- try Amidst of COVID-19 -A Case of Malawi Producing Country. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res 27(5)-2020. BJSTR. MS.ID.004566. Abbreviations: NGO: Non-Governmental Organization; CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate; TCC: Tobacco Control Com- mission; AHL: Action Holdings Limited; TAMA: Tobacco Association of Malawi; HRDC: Human Rights Defenders Ciliation; WHO: World Health Organization With outbreak of COVID-19 last year in Wuhan China, the Virus has affected almost all parts of the world and all business industries and sectors of development. Tobacco industry is also affected much due to its healthy problems associated with the consumption of tobacco like corona lung disease and cancers that are linked to have high risks to contact COVID-19. This paper was conducted with an aim to highlight the future of tobacco industry by gathering available data from online and reporting from it. This paper has highlighted that despite being a well-established industry in the world that has been contributing economically to many countries, the aftermath of COVID-19 will have a big negative impact on the industry as many international health organizations like World Health Organization, environmental organizations and human rights activist organization will increase the existing pressure to the industry in order to reduce the production and consumption of tobacco related products which will also have a negative effect on the industry of tobacco. Its recommended that economies and companies that depend on tobacco should also start looking at other options of diversification which in future may replace total dependence on tobacco which its future is not certain. Keywords: COVID-19; Tobacco Industry; Malawi Tobacco Industry; Tobacco and heath