German Chancellor Angela Merkel panics after forgetting mask, netizens react - Watch

Berlin: The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for the citizens to be "extremely cautious" and warned of the dangers of the new COVID-19 variants. But more than the speech, the netizens resonated to the moment that followed. 

A video of Merkel panicking after her speech is doing rounds on social media. In the viral video, German Chancellor can be seen alarmed after forgetting her mask in the country’s parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin after her speech, earlier this week. 

The video beautifully captures Merkel rushing back to the podium to retrieve her mask with a look of panic on her face.

The incident was captured on cameras and was shared by news agency Reuters on Saturday (February 20). "German Chancellor Angela Merkel panics after forgetting her face mask," the caption of the video read.

It was visible how she was trying to hold back laughter while putting her face cover on in the parliament. After the video surfaced, not only her colleagues in parliament could relate to the incident, but also people worldwide. 

Watch the video here:

Angela Merkel panics as she forgets her face mask on the lectern after a speech pic.twitter.com/qC4GAeWpVt — Reuters (@Reuters) February 19, 2021

The netizens broke the internet with relatable posts and their stories of similar incidents. 

While some posts praised her for being a responsible leader and setting an example, others responded with a similar memory of their own.

Prob. the only time the great lady ‘paniced’ during her time as German Chancellor !! https://t.co/07ueTfixo2 — Seán Kelly MEP (@SeanKellyMEP) February 20, 2021

What a responsible leader https://t.co/QbEdBQrcIE — Sir Collins (@acollins268) February 20, 2021

Meanwhile, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 9,113 on Friday (February 19), taking the total number of positive cases to 2,369,719, as per data from the Robert Koch Institute.