It works out in his favor. Joe Biden the Politician used to have half of a brain. He needed it to survive on the Beltway for 35+ years. He can blame the virus until the midterms. Then after that, he’ll be a lame duck President and Mayor Pete will be the sacrificial lamb for ‘24 (better candidates like Gavin Newsom will wait until ‘28 when the political environment favors the Dems again).
Society can’t last that long under rule like this.