President Joe Biden hosted a large, in-person event at the White House for the Los Angeles Dodgers, building up to a weekend billed by his administration as celebrating “independence” from the Covid-19 virus. About 67% of adults in the U.S. have had at least one vaccine dose, enough for Biden to plan a victory tour even though he missed his target of reaching 70% by July 4 and U.S. health officials are raising alarm about the spread of the more-transmissible delta variant. Cases in Illinois more than doubled in two weeks. France could see a surge as soon as the summer, spoiling holidays. In England, hospitalizations due to the virus rose 25% in a week. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake