The Swedish Minister for Health, Elisabeth Lann, Fainted at a Press Conference on Her First Day. “This Happens When You Have Low Blood Sugar,” She Told Local Press.
Lann Fainted on Tuesday Shortly After Outlining Her Plans for Healthcare. She had Just Given the Floor to the Minister of Social Affairs at that moment.
The 48-Year-Old Minister was briefly escorted out of the room, but returned shortly afterwards. She did not appear to have suffered any injuries. “This was not Exactly a normal Tuesday, and this is what happens when you have low blood sugar,” She Told the Press Present. That can happen from not eating enough.
Lann was Appointed as the New Minister of Health on Tuesday by Prime Minister Ulf Kristerssson After the Unexpected Departure of Her Party Colleague Acko Annekarberg Johansson. Johansson and Lann Are Members of the Swedish Christian Democrats. They form a coalition with the center-right modate party and the liberal party.
Before Fainting, Lann Explained, Among Other Things, How She Wants To Tackle Waiting Times in Healthcare. She called it unworthy or a welfare state that so many swedes have to wait for a medical appointment.