The Ministry of Health has announced on Friday, June 4, that the CoWIN portal has been made available in Hindi and 10 other regional languages. These regional languages include Malayalam, Telugu, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Assamese, Kannada, Bengali, Odia, apart from English. 

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The English language was already the medium of instruction of the website. The CoWIN portal is the Centre’s website to register for the COVID-19 vaccination.

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http://Cowin.gov.in is now available in Hindi and 10 regional languages - Marathi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Telugu, Gujarat, Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Odia apart from English,” the Ministry of Health has tweeted.

From May 1 onwards people between the age group of 18-44 are eligible to register on the CoWIN portal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. It is important to register yourself before getting the vaccine. The Centre has also arranged walk-ins for above 45 years of age. People may also register for COVID-19 vaccination through other apps such as Aarogya Setu and Umang for the same. 

The government has also approved on-site registration. However, this is subject to vaccine availability. If a beneficiary does not appear on the day of the appointment, the vaccine can be used for walk-in entries. This decision was taken to reduce the wastage of COVID-19 vaccines. It is on the states to decide when to start the on-site registration facility based on the availability of extra vaccines. Most of the states have already started this.