Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin apologises for clubbing despite COVID warning

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Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin has apologised for going clubbing after coming into close contact with a Covid-19 case.

Sanna Marin went on a night out in Helsinki on Saturday, hours after her foreign minister had tested positive.

She was initially told she did not need to isolate because she had been fully vaccinated, but later missed a text that advised her to do so.

Critics questioned her judgement for not isolating until testing negative.

The Social Democratic prime minister, 36, said the text message that advised her to avoid social contact was sent to her work phone, which she had left at home.

When she saw the text on Sunday, she urgently sought a Covid test and the result came back negative.

At first Ms Marin defended her actions, arguing that she had followed the advice of her secretary of state, who informed her about the Covid exposure.

But in a Facebook post on Monday, Ms Marin said she should have double-checked the guidance and used better judgement.

"I am very sorry for not understanding that I needed to do that," she wrote.

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Jude Thursday, 09 December 2021 10:09 AM

Hey there's nothing much to do in Helsinki, other than getting drunk !! Yeah, very boring place!!

අමාරස් Thursday, 09 December 2021 11:30 AM

ලංකාවෙ එහෙම උනත් ෆින්ලන්තෙ එහෙම වෙන්නෙ නැ. හහහා!

gamarala Thursday, 09 December 2021 12:42 PM

When could we hear something like this in Sri Lanka

Gayan Thursday, 09 December 2021 12:57 PM

She got 'hammered' either way.

Bhatiya Siriwardena Friday, 10 December 2021 08:08 AM

ෆින්ලන්තෙ එහෙම වුනත් ලංකාවේ එහෙම වෙන්නේ නෑ

Seqi Friday, 10 December 2021 09:00 AM

Pretty much the same as our politicians, though they ( Sri Lankans) are tongue tied when it comes to apologies.

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