HIGHLIGHTS
As registrations opened at 4 pm, complaints poured in from people
There was a minor glitch at 4 PM that was fixed, said a statement from Aarogya Setu
India started its nationwide inoculation drive on January 16 of this year
Minutes after commencing registration for those aged 18 and above, India's Covid-19 vaccination portal CoWIN crashed on Wednesday. Glitches were also reported on the Aarogya Setu App. Both platforms were later back online, allowing those eligible to register for the life-saving jab.
Those looking to register for inoculation starting May 1 took to social media to share their experiences with the portal.
In a tweet later, National Health Authority chief RS Sharma said 79.65 lakh people registered for vaccinations on the first day. “We have seen a traffic of 55,000 hits per second. System functioning as expected,” he added.
As registrations opened at 4 pm, complaints poured in from people who were unable to load the CoWIN website or not receiving OTPs to log in to the platform.
Those who did get the OTPs reported that they were unable to type the OTP on the portal's website.
Users say the portal is now back online and registration is open to all adults.
CEO of the National Health Authority, RS Sharma, told media outlets on Wednesday, “On many days, we have had around 5 million people registering in a day. We expect more than double that number today.”
“We think our system will be able to take the load when registrations open today,” Sharma said.
Sharma had told India Today earlier this month, “Only registrations will happen on April 28. Registrations with documents and IDs.”
“This phase onwards, Centre will not be responsible for non-booking of appointments at designated vaccination centres. For private vaccinations, that would be the responsibility of private hospitals. First-aid vaccination at centres would be the responsibility of the states. Vaccinations for those above the age of 45 and 60 will continue as per usual at designated vaccination centres of the government,” RS Sharma had said.
