During the 15 days of implementing the Prime Minister's Directive 16 on social distancing, the whole political system in Quang Ngai province has carried out proactively all measures, thereby greatly contributing to the control, prevention and fight against the disease.

This year, due to low rainfall, many reservoirs in Quang Ngai province have suffered low water levels. Water levels in most reservoirs in the province have fallen to 55 percent of their designed capacity, 14 percent lower than the same period in 2019, said by a source from the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Quang Ngai provincial People's Committee has just promulgated a plan to replicate the effective poverty reduction models in the province belonging to the national target program on sustainable poverty reduction in 2020, contributing to reducing the poverty rate sustainably and limiting near-poor rate.

At the request of the Ship Management Service Company of PetroVietnam Transportation Joint Stock Company on quarantine for PVT Dolphin ship at DQS, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee has just sent a written request to the provincial departments and sectors, Provincial Border Guard Command, Quang Ngai Maritime Port Authority, Binh Son District People's Committee and the Ship Management Service Company of PetroVietnam Transportation Joint Stock Corporation to implement measures of Covid-19 epidemic control for people on board of PVT Dolphin ship.

As of April 13, members of the Quang Ngai Veterans Association have contributed VND 251 million to the Covid-19 disease prevention fund. In addition, members also supported through sending message to the epidemic prevention fund.

In the first 3 months of the year, due to the effects of the Covid-19 epidemic, the number of tourists and tourism revenue plummeted.

Seafood production in the quarter was estimated at 65,608.9 tons, up 6.3% (3,896.2 tons) compared to the same period in 2019.

In order to share difficulties and ensure the lives of the people and laborers throughout the country, the Government has issued Resolution No. 42 / NQ-CP of April 9, 2020 on measures supporting people in difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

On April 9, 2020 Mr. Tran Quang Toa, Chairman of the Labor Federation of Quang Ngai province arrived at the concentrated Isolation area at the 2nd facility of the Binh Son District Medical Center in Dung Quat Economic Zone to visit and give gifts to 8 fishermen on fishing vessel QNg- 90617TS managed by fisherman Tran Hong Tho in Phu Quy village, Binh Chau commune was sunk by a Chinese ship on the Hoang Sa waters of Vietnam on 02 April.

In the morning of 07 April, Tuan Minh Sports Services Co., Ltd and Vu Phong Solar Power Company donated masks and hand sanitizer for Quang Ngai Department of Health to carry out the prevention and control of Covid-19.