An aerobics instructor has gone viral after failing to realise the Myanmar military coup behind her.
Middle school physical education teacher Khing Hnin Wai was live-streaming a video of herself on Facebook on Monday (February 1) – blissfully unaware of any trouble.
She had taken to the social media site to lead an aerobics class for her pupils while adhering to lockdown rules.
Per The Daily Telegraph, Hnin Wai films these classes every day from the same location, the Royal Lotus Roundabout in Naypyidaw.
But in yesterday's video, while she was dancing energetically, a number of armed cars and other military vehicles could be seen rolling down the street behind her.
Take a look at the incredible footage of the incident in the video below:The teacher was apparently unaware of the maneuvers and a loose translation of the video's caption on Facebook reads:
"How harmonic with the background music and background scenery!
"Before I heard the news (of the coup) in the morning, the video I made for the aerobic dance competition has become an unforgettable memory."
The original video has since accrued more than 630,000 views, 65,000 reactions, 3,500 comments, and over 20,000 shares as of the time of writing.
Meanwhile, a number of Twitter users have since retweeted the footage and posted comments reacting to the video.
For instance, one person wrote: "Life goes on, even in a pandemic and a military coup. When asteroids begin pummeling the Earth's surface, I will continue to watch Guy Fieri roll out to Flavortown in Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives one last time. [sic]"
Another person wrote: "We are seeing the birth of a meme I'm sure."
A third commented: "If this is how living in a dystopia starts it's not the worst."
A fourth chimed in: "If we don’t see this girl doing aerobics in front of other crises then we don’t deserve to have an internet."
Finally, someone else added: "This is hilarious and the white wall tires on the armored car were really the cherry on top."
BBC News reports that the Myanmarese military has declared a state of emergency and seized control of the South East Asian nation following a landslide victory for the National League for Democracy in this year's elections.
The armed forces have made as-yet-unverified claims of voter fraud on the part of the NLD, and have asked for a recount. Power has now been handed over to commander-in-chief of the military, Min Aung Hlaing.
