Ghaziabad: Babaji Mandir, Asha Mohan ka ghar, Devi Mandir ke pass … the Co-WIN portal has been throwing up addresses that even Google Maps may not be able to locate.
In Ghaziabad, registering for the third phase of the Covid vaccine programme can be rather perplexing. When one tries to select the nearest vaccination centre in the city through the portal, the names of blocks in the dropdown box are gibberish or letters clubbed randomly. For instance, Xxi, YXY, YYA and Yyo are some of the options that appear on the screen.
“It’s very difficult to locate the nearest vaccination centre. Some of the names that are on the portal are quite hilarious. For instance, Manju ka ghar, Dharampal ka ghar and so on. I wonder how people aged over 60 would be able to locate the addresses that are being shared. Moreover, the portal is showing that there are no slots available this month. Only in case of private hospitals, bookings were available till the last week of March as of Thursday even