It will hit when it hits, particularly in Europe, where no one cares much about US Mid-terms.
China persists with Zero Covid policy. This is China we’re talking about. They already have overwhelming, strict, total control of their citizenry. If they wanted more, they need no excuse to impose it.
Their policy is because they have the original owners manual for the virus and they know something about it no one else does.
Or the ChiComs are just being ChiComs and the virus is just an excuse to keep people from asking why American corporations aren’t boycotting China.
What's the secret?