COVID Test Nasal Swab Punctured Woman’s Brain Lining and Caused Brain Fluid to Leak from Her Nose Friday, October 16, 2020 By Stillness in the Storm Leave a Comment (B.N. Frank) There have been a number of reports about COVID-19 tests being inaccurate (see 1, 2). This may be the first (and hopefully the last) of a nasal swab puncturing someone’s brain lining.