Following the growing concern over the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases in several countries globally, Indian authorities have also stepped up preparations to avoid another outbreak in the country. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also chaired a COVID review meeting on Wednesday to take stock of the situation on the ground in the country. According to health ministry data, the country has so far seen over 4.46 million cases and approximately 5.30 lakh Covid 19-related deaths. Currently there are 3408 active cases in India.

Earlier, during the second COVID wave in India, the government started the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign in January 2021. Initially, two companies were given approval – Covaxin and Covishield – for the use of their COVID-19 vaccine. The government also distributed the covid-19 vaccination certificates to those administered with one dose or two doses of the covid-19 vaccine.

Those who received the covid vaccination dose can download the certificate from various platforms. Here’s a quick look at how to download the Covid-19 certificate from different sources.

Aarogya Setu App

Step 1: Download the Aarogya Setu app on your smartphone and open the app and go to the Cowin tab. Users must log into the app.

Step 2: Now click on “Proof of Vaccination”.

Step 3: Users must enter the recipient reference ID, which is usually obtained when registering a vaccination.

Step 4: When done, click on the “Get Certificate” button and then a new PDF will appear on the screen

Step 5: Download the vaccination certificate for future reference

The CoWin portal

Step 1: Go to the official website–

Step 2: Click on register button

Step 3: Users must log in with their registered mobile number. Now proceed by entering the One Time Password (OTP) received

Step 4: After login, there will be a certificate tab under your name

Step 5: Click on the download button to get the soft copy of the vaccination certificate

What’s up

Step 1: users need to save this +91 9013151515 number in their contact list and then drop a “Hello” message on WhatsApp. This is an official MyGov Corona Helpdesk chatbot, which allows you to download the certificate in less than 30 seconds.

Step 2: Once you send that message, the chatbot will display a list of topics related to the coronavirus. In the same list you will also find a “Download certificate” option. Users just need to type “2” and send it on the chat.

Step 3: The chatbot will again show options related to vaccination, so just type “2” and send it to the messaging app. This means that you ask the bot to send your vaccination certificate from the CoWIN platform.

Step 4: After this, an OTP will be sent to your registered mobile number, which you have to send on the chat.