I filed my taxes April 1st and still haven’t received any refund. I continue to check online on the refund tracker and all it says is “processing”. Is it taking forever because of COVID

[JotikaT2]

It depends. 

The IRS issues a lot of refunds within 21 days, but it has been taking longer with the stimulus payment being issued in addition to the tax refunds. 

IRS processing time and refund status 

The online link is your best option to track your refund.  I have attached a link with more answers from the IRS as to why your refund may be taking longer to process.

Federal refund questions

As you mentioned in your question, the IRS operations are limited during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Attached is a link with more information as to what departments are available to contact at the moment.

IRS operations

[ShanE123]

@salasjoanna9 

You're not alone. I know a ton of people from other forums who filed in january and are still waiting including myself. It's getting ridiculous