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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin apologized this week for spending the night out in the capital, Helsinki, after she was exposed to Covid-19, Fox News reported Thursday.
The backlash began when the world’s youngest leader – she is 36 – received a call on Saturday saying that Foreign Affairs Minister Pekka Haavisto tested positive for Covid-19. Marin explained in a Facebook post that she was initially told that she didn’t have to quarantine because she was fully vaccinated.
That night, she and her husband went out for dinner and socialized with friends, ending the night at a nightclub, maskless, at 4 a.m. However, she added that she had left her work phone at home and only found out on Sunday that she was instructed to isolate and get tested for the virus. Her test results later came back negative.
Finnish coronavirus regulations say that fully vaccinated people do not need to quarantine after coming into contact with someone who tests positive. However, government officials are recommended to limit contact after exposure, according to USA Today.
Marin apologized, saying she should have “used better (judgment),” and added that she understands why public officials need stricter guidelines than citizens.
Marin is not the only Nordic leader to face uproar over flouting Covid-19 rules.
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg received a fine of more than $2,200 for hosting a 13-person birthday party earlier this year, despite a ban on gatherings of more than 10 people.
Senior Swedish official, Dan Eliasson, resigned earlier this year after he traveled to the Canary Islands to visit his daughter.
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