Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno and his cabinet members took 50% pay cuts among measures he announced to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic that has dealt a heavy blow to the country’s economy, Reuters reported.

“I have arranged a 50% reduction in the monthly income of the President, Vice President, Ministers and Vice Ministers,” Moreno wrote on his Twitter account.

Official data on Sunday showed Ecuador had 7,466 novel coronavirus infections and 333 deaths.