Helsinki, Jun 9: Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Wednesday (Jun 8 ) that she has been tested COVID positive. The Finnish PM made it public on twitter saying that her temperature rose Tuesday night and a home test turned out positive.
Although Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin has tested COVID positive, she has also informed that her symptoms are mild. On account of her recent intense travel schedule the PM said that she had taken home tests regularly and the results had been negative earlier in the week.
Finnish PM Sanna Marin had traveled to Washington DC last week and spent few days there. According to Finnish media, the Prime Minister was present at a parliament session on Tuesday (Jun 7) and had hosted the traditional summer celebration of the cabinet parties in her official residence in evening.
The news of PM Sanna Marin's testing COVID positive was expected to result with the Prime Minister's schedule but at least an party meeting on speeding up the emergency legislation would take place according to the initial plan, reported Finnish media.