Ahead of the phase-3 vaccination drive for 18 plus age group, more than 35 lakh people registered in the first hour on the CoWIN portal, the Centre said on Wednesday. In a tweet from Aarogya Setu Twitter handle, the government wrote, "More than 35 lakhs people registered in the first hour after launch of 18 plus registration on cowin.gov.in". More than 35 lakhs people registered in the first hour after launch of 18 plus registration on https://t.co/S3pUooMbXX. On Wednesday, the government rolled out registration process for vaccination against COVID-19 for all citizens above 18 years on the CoWIN portal. 18 plus can register," it said.

Source: Mint April 28, 2021 15:22 UTC