When the Finnish Prime Minister learned that she had been exposed to Covid-19, she danced until the early hours of the weekend, which was met with constant criticism.
On Saturday night, Sanna Marin, 36, apologized on Monday after a picture of her at a nightclub in Helsinki was published in a gossip magazine, until around 4 a.m., her Minister of Foreign Affairs Pei A few hours after Pekka Haavisto tested positive for the coronavirus.
“My husband and I… go out to eat, go shopping in the city, meet friends, and spend time [enjoying] Evening and nightlife,” the Social Democratic leader wrote on Facebook.
She said an official told her that despite contact with an infected person, the coronavirus guidelines did not require her to be isolated.
“I should use better judgment and double-check the guidance given to me. I’m sorry that I don’t understand what I need to do,” Marin wrote.
In a poll commissioned by the TV channel MTV3, two-thirds of the respondents said that Marin’s night out was a “serious mistake”.
The opposition party criticized Marin for possibly violating Covid’s official guidelines and for missing a text message that later warned her of quarantine.
Central Party Finance Minister Annika Saarikko (Annika Saarikko) is a partner in the ruling coalition, and she did not directly criticize Marin.
However, she told the Helsinkin Sanomat newspaper that when she received a text message to be quarantined, she was “happy that I was at home” and cancelled the plan for the next day.
Throughout the pandemic, Finland has maintained the lowest incidence of the virus in Europe, with more than 196,000 cases and 1,384 deaths recorded in this country of 5.5 million people.
However, the number of infections is now at a record high, with 308 new cases per 100,000 people in the past two weeks. The country has recorded eight new cases of Omicron variants.
Marin becomes The youngest prime minister in the world when he took office in 2019Previously, in the parties and social media posts she held at the official residence, she took photos with friends or seemed to be selling fashion accessories, which was once the object of criticism.
In October, she quoted a Finnish pop song in response to critics in an Instagram post. The song said: “Hey, boom, boom, put some ice in your hat and let it cool.”
She later told the broadcaster Yle: “I am a representative of the younger generation, yes, this is reflected in my work style and lifestyle.”
