Peter, if someone is stuck on a tourist visa that is now expired but they cannot travel back to their home country yet due to travel bans, what else can be done

Peter, if someone is stuck on a tourist visa that is now expired but they cannot travel back to their home country yet due to travel bans, what else can be done other than waiting ? Extension application has already been filed for months since pandemic started but no communication from USCIS yet and the I-94 is now expired.