Swab stick breaks, gets stuck in throat of village sarpanch in Telangana

While taking a Covid-19 test in Venkataropalli village of Ramadugu mandal, Juvaji Shekar, the village sarpanch, found himself in the world of pain after the swab stick broke inside his nose. The stick was later removed by endoscopy.

A village sarpanch in Telangana's Karimnagar district found himself in the world of pain after a swab stick used to collect samples during a Covid test broke inside his nose. The incident was reported on Friday. Juvaji Shekar, a sarpanch of Venkataropalli village of Ramadugu mandal in Karimnagar, had arranged the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for Covid-19 at his village and decided to take the test first. The Covid test was performed by the local Gopalraopet Primary Health Center. During the collection of the nasal sample, the swab stick broke inside Shekar's nose. After the local nurse and doctor failed to help him, the sarpanch was rushed to a private hospital in Karimnagar where the swab stick was removed by endoscopy.