CCP historically uses the economic growth as justifications of their rule. Due to their fuckups in the one child policy and the housing market, China's economy is going to crash and they are expecting unrests and challenges of their rule if that happens.

Covid is a perfect excuse for the CCP to the keep the boots on the neck of the Chinese people. The CCP has been promoting crazy theories like the US created the virus and is spreading the virus in China to destroy it's economy, and therefore shifting the blame. And Covid also provide the excuse for the CCP to tighten control and crash rebellions before they even starts.

With Xitler just made himself the de faco emperor of China, we will be seeing crazier and crazier things so Xitler can remain in power.