While state and local governments have not yet re-implemented mask mandates due to the emergence of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, private businesses and organizations across the country are re-implementing mask mandates. The latest group to do this is the Broadway League which consists of all of the owners and operators of Broadway theaters in New York City. On Friday the group announced that masks and vaccinations will be required for all spectators, performers, backstage crew, and theatre staff.

The military dictatorship in Myanmar will continue for at least another two years unless outside forces like the US or UN decide to step in and implement changes. This is because the military dictator in Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing, has declared himself the acting Prime Minister of the country and has extended his state of emergency for at least another two years. Hlaing is also the head of the State Administration Council (SAC) which is the de facto government in Myanmar currently.