The head of the World Health Organization’s origin investigation into COVID-19 has admitted that China basically ordered his team on what to write in their report and allowed them to mention the lab leak theory, but only on the condition that they didn’t recommend following it up. https://summit.news/2021/08/13/head-of-who-origin-investigation-team-admits-communist-china-ordered-them-what-to-write-in-report/

The country of Belarus, which imposed no legal lockdown at all throughout the entire pandemic, has released COVID mortality figures which are broadly in line with other nearby countries which imposed draconian lockdowns. https://summit.news/2021/08/13/no-lockdown-belarus-reports-covid-mortality-rates-similar-to-neighboring-countries-that-imposed-draconian-lockdowns/

The Mayor and Health Commissioner of Philadelphia announced that unvaccinated city employees will need to wear two masks while working indoors and that all new hires after September 1 will have to be vaccinated. https://summit.news/2021/08/13/16078/