3-day-old boy 'bleeds to death' after nasal swab test at Agartala hospital

TRIPURA: A three-day-old baby died in Tripura on Wednesday, barely an hour after his swab sample was collected for testing at Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC). His father has alleged that the baby suffered a nasal injury while his swab was being collected, which caused his death, reports Biswendu Bhattacharjee.

The mother of the baby had tested positive for Covid-19 in a rapid antigen test on August 10. Following doctors' advice, health workers collected swabs from the baby. "But soon afterwards, my son started bleeding profusely from the nose and died," the father said.

AGMC hospital superintendent Dr Debashis Roy said, "The allegation of medical negligence is not right. We are looking into all the complaints and will take appropriate measures to address them."