President Akufo-Addo has donated his three months of his salary to a fund yet to be established to help combat the spread of the coronavirus.

"I have directed the Controller and Accountant General to pay my April, May and June salaries to a special fund that would receive donations from philanthropists to help fight the outbreak," the President said in a televised speech on Friday.

The President also called on benevolent individuals and Corporate Set ups to do same by donating to the fund to help deal with the impacts of the novel virus.

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has being named by the President as the leader of a yet to set up committee in charge of the fund.