Probe Ordered After 3 Day Old Baby Dies After COVID Swab Sample Collection

The Tripura government on Thursday ordered a departmental inquiry into the death of a three-day old baby boy soon after his swab was taken for Covid-19 test at a hospital.

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 also Covid-19 positive.

The baby was born at state-run Govind Ballabh Pant (G...

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