The Prime Minister would be chairing the meet on Wednesday - September 23 during which he would be taking stock of the COVID-19 situation in the seven worst-hit states.
The UGC has directed the varsities to begin the online classes if the Union Ministry of Home Affairs keeps the ban on re-opening the schools and colleges by November, owing to the COVID-19 spread.
By citing that it's not sure how much the state of the economy would decline, the committee stressed that the government would unavoidably be levied with the burden of more debts.
With the current reporting of 982 cases, Chennai has recorded 1,56,625 cases so far of which 1,43,680 have been discharged and 3,074 had died of the pandemic.
The COVID-19 outbreak has pushed around 450 Indian workers in Saudi Arabia to the uncertain state of survival as with no jobs, they have restored to begging to win bread and the battle for survival.
With the current reporting of 987 cases, Chennai has recorded 1,54,624 cases so far of which 1,41,612 have been discharged and 3,046 had died of the pandemic.
The ordinance had come into effect to make incidents of violence on health care workers attending COVID-19 a non-bailable offence with provisions of the penalty and a jail term of five years.
With the current reporting of 992 fresh cases, Chennai had recorded 1,52,567 cases so far of which 1,39,670 have been discharged and 3,023 had died of the pandemic.
