that is esther reichelt at commerce bank.oming up, the delta variant saps optimism from the markets and deaths in u.s. hospitals hit levels not seen in february of this year and we will have the latest on the virus, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ esther: -- >> the u.s. has to be taking the lead. i'm pleased to see the u.s. has distributed 100 million doses overseas that the american taxpayer has done gracefully, graciously. they are in people's arms, more than every other country combined, but still, we got to do more, much more. dani: president joe biden's former covid advisor on america's role in stopping the spread of covid-19. cases worsen across the asia-pacific. sydney and new zealand are under law down and japanese cases are spiraling out of control. america is also suffering its own outbreak. covid-19 deaths in the u.s. have hit numbers not in februaryicu's over -- in -- 90% of beds in intensive care are being used. the vast geordie of covid inpatients -- the vast majority of covid inpatients are unvaccinated. let's start