Without a Democratic-controlled Senate, President-elect Joe Biden simply won’t be able to do everything he’s proposed to combat the pandemic. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Biden won, but his party might not take the Senate. So what can he do to fight the coronavirus?

President-elect Joe Biden won this year’s election against President Donald Trump while campaigning on taking swift, decisive action against Covid-19.

The question now, as election results trickle in, is how much Biden will be able to do on his own — potentially without Congress.

As it stands, it’s unclear if Democrats will be able to win enough seats to take Senate control. They would need two of three remaining races in Georgia and North Carolina to turn their way, and all three seats are currently held by Republican incumbents.

And without a Democratic-controlled Senate, Biden won’t be able to do