THE MEASURES THAT TANZANIA HAS TAKEN TO PROTECT ITS ECONOMY DURING CORONAVIRUS SHOCK In partial fulfilment of the Course Empirical studies in International Trade Submitted by: Otto Joseph Mwanakatwe ID: DE201960030 Submitted to: Prof. Zhang Guofeng 7/03/2020 Abstract The world in history is observing a very strange time fighting an invisible enemy; the novel COVID-19 coronavirus. Originally observed in the Wuhan province of China, now rapidly spreading around the world and Tanzania is among of the country affected by the virus. The United Republic of Tanzania under the President Dr John Joseph Magufuli has taken the unlock down strategy as its first measure to protect its economy during the coronavirus battle. This paper addresses the positive significance decision made by Tanzania president. Keywords: Coronavirus, Pandemic, Covid-19,\"Chapeni Kazi\