No data has leaked from the Co-WIN portal: Health Ministry

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has clarified that there is no leak of data of common people in the public domain as reported by a section of the media.

The Ministry had to issue this clarification after some media reports emerged claiming that the personal details and RT-PCR report of people have been leaked out.

The leakage of the RT-PCR report of common people suggests that their Covid-19 status can be found out as if it is available in the public domain or with any third party agency.

“There have been several media reports claiming that the data stored in Co-WIN portal has been leaked online,” the Ministry said in a press statement released to the media.

It added, “It is clarified that no data has leaked from Co-WIN portal and the entire data of residents is safe and secure on this digital platform.”

The Ministry, in its clarification, has said that while the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will enquire into the substance of the news, prima facie the assertion is not correct, as Co-WIN collects neither the address of the person nor the RT-PCR test results for COVID-19 vaccination.

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