Agartala, Aug 15 (TIWN): The father of a 3-day-old baby, who died in a Tripura government-run medical college, on Thursday alleged that he began bleeding after a nurse "carelessly" inserted a nasal tube to take samples for a Covid-19 test. Govind Ballabh Pant Medical College and Hospital Superintendent Debashish Roy told a news agency that a three-member committee was formed to probe the death and related matters. "The committee, comprising senior doctors, would submit their report in the middle of next week. However, the family members of the kid are yet to submit any formal complaint over the incident," Roy said.

The newborn's father Diptanu Saha told the media that on Wednesday afternoon, a nurse had came to take the swab samples of his son after his wife tested positive for coronavirus. "Soon after the nurse carelessly inserted the cotton contained tube, the baby began bleeding from the nose and died after a few hours," he said. Saha and his wife alleged that medical negligence of the doctors and health workers caused their first child's death.