Lab worker signals for HELP during news broadcast?

Found in recent news footage from Ireland about the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Is it as it seems? Why would they do this? They're probably not holding lab workers hostage in Ireland. 😆 Source: RTÉ News: Six One, Sun 28 November 2021 @2:55 https://www.rte.ie/player/series/rt%C3%A9-news-six-one/SI0000001474?epguid=IH000399077 Also archived at https://youtu.be/AAbGMOTE6NI