The Danish Prime Minister apologizes for not wearing a mask in a public place
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen apologized on Saturday after publishing a video that showed her shopping without a mask, four days after her government reinstated mandatory face coverings in some places and on public transport.
The video was taken by a person in a Copenhagen clothing store, which was published Saturday on the website of the newspaper "Extrabladet".
"It was just an omission after the new rules came into effect," Frederiksen said on social media.
"I know it can happen to anyone. But ideally it's not me. So obviously I'm sorry about what happened and I want to thank you again for everything we're doing together to contain the pandemic," she added.
The incident puts additional pressure on the prime minister, who faces a parliamentary committee later this week to investigate her decision to execute more than 15 million mink last year over fears of a mutated coronavirus.
It turned out that there was no legal basis for the step that led to the resignation of a minister.
The commission is investigating whether Frederiksen knows there is no law allowing it to impose this measure.
The Danish parliament recently passed a law banning mink breeding, hitting a lucrative sector.
Denmark was the world's largest exporter of mink skins bred for its fine fur, and the second largest producer after China.
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