Sweden health minister Elisabet Lann collapses during press conference

Shocking footage captured the moment Sweden’s newly appointed Health Minister suddenly collapsed on the ground in the middle of a press conference.

Elisabet Lann joined the nation’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and other officials at the media briefing on Tuesday, the same day she was appointed to her new role following the sudden resignation of her predecessor.

Footage, which has gone viral on social media, shows Lann standing alongside the officials before she suddenly tumbled over a transparent lectern and fell to he ground, hitting her head.

Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch rushed to her side, quickly rolling Lann over on the ground.

Other politicians and journalists quickly stepped in to help, surrounding Lann as she appeared unconscious on the floor.

Lann later left the room but returned shortly after, explaining her blood sugar had dropped.

“This was not exactly a normal Tuesday, and this is what can happen when you have a blood sugar drop,” she said.

It is not clear if she sustained any injuries in the fall.

A DN reporter said: “It looked really bad. She fell right in front of me.”

The press conference was cancelled following the incident.

Lann, who previously served as a city councilor in Gothenburg, had been appointed Health Minister following the resignation of Acko Ankarberg Johansson on Monday.