Sanna Marin, Finnish Prime Minister, faced criticism on Tuesday after spending a long evening in a nightclub this weekend when she was in contact with Covid-19.
The leader, one of the youngest in the world at only 36, had already apologized on Monday after a celebrity magazine published photos of her in a Helsinki nightclub, hours after her minister tested positive of Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto.
According to the Prime Minister, her entourage had initially told her that the directives relating to the coronavirus in force did not require her to isolate herself, although she had been in contact with an infected person.
“I should have used more judgment and rechecked the directions given to me.
I'm really sorry I didn't understand that I had to do it, ”the social democratic leader apologized on Facebook.
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A poll commissioned by the MTV3 television channel found that two-thirds of those polled called his exit "a big mistake."
The opposition also strongly attacked the head of government for not having seen an SMS during the evening informing her that she should finally isolate herself well.
Her work phone was left at home.
The epidemic at record levels
Social media posts where she poses with friends or appears to promote fashion accessories had already earned her scolding.
In October, she responded to criticism in an Instagram post citing a Finnish pop hit: "Hey boom-boom-boomer, put ice cream in your hat (
Finnish expression for calm down
) and keep your cool." .
"I am a representative of the young generation", then justified the Prime Minister on public television Yle, "and this is reflected in the way I work and live".
The epidemic, long among the least virulent in Europe in Finland, is currently at record levels, with a daily number of cases of around 300 per 100,000 inhabitants.
