WhatsApp users can now download Covid-19 certificates online with the government introducing an easy way to get it. The service has been introduced by MyGov Corona Helpdesk as more and more people get themselves vaccinated. The Corona Helpdesk bot was earlier utilized to curb misinformation about the pandemic and find nearby Covid-19 vaccination centers.
How to get your COVID-19 vaccination certificate through WhatsApp?
For this, the beneficiary needs to have got at least the first dose of vaccination
Save +919013151515 as Corona Bot on Phone
Go to WhatsApp and search the number just saved
Type ‘COVID Certificate’ or Download Certificate’ and send
A six-digit OTP will be sent to the number, that you should provide on WhatsApp in 30 secs
The bot will give details of all the registered users
Type the number of the user whose certificate who wish to download
The certificate will be sent in PDF format. That can be downloaded and saved for future reference.
The certificate issued after the second shot will help in traveling to countries that opened for Indians.
At times it will let you bypass the mandate of Covid-19 tests for inter-state travel.
Alternatively, the vaccination certificate can be downloaded via the Co-WIN platform and the Aarogya Setu app as well.
How to get a Covid-19 vaccination certificate on WhatsApp
