Error in Covid-19 report spells trouble for Thirthahalli woman

A woman from Thirthahalli in Shivamogga district missed the flight to Dubai at Mangalore International Airport, owing to a mistake in the spelling of Shivamogga in the Covid-19 negative certificate.

Chand Begum was refused a boarding pass by the officials from SpiceJet due to the spelling mistake in the Covid-19 negative certificate. In the report, the place where she underwent Covid test was referred to as ‘Shivamogga Institute of Medical Sciences’. However, the seal by the district surveillance officer had Shivamogga’s old spelling ‘Shimoga’.

Begum was scheduled to take the flight at 1.45 am on Saturday. Officials from Shivamogga district tried to explain the matter to the airline staff. They said the institute in question was a government hospital approved by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR). However, all efforts went in vain.