The newborn allegedly died after his swab sample was taken for a Covid-19 test.(Representative Photo/Getty images)
The newborn allegedly died after his swab sample was taken for a Covid-19 test.(Representative Photo/Getty images)
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Three-day old baby in Tripura dies after swab taken for Covid-19 test, govt orders probe
The fbaby’s parents said he started bleeding from the nose after his swab sample was taken and died shortly thereafter.
Hindustan Times, Agartala | By Priyanka Deb Barman| Edited by Sabir Hussain
UPDATED ON AUG 13, 2020 08:33 PM IST
The Tripura government on Thursday ordered a departmental inquiry into the death of a three-day old baby boy at a hospital who died soon allegedly after his swab was taken for Covid-19 test.

The inquiry order came a day after the baby’s parents accused doctors of being responsible for the death claiming that the baby was healthy till collection of swab samples for Covid-19 test. The baby underwent the test as his mother is

Heartwrenching!