I was hoping their gesture of club points relief (or extension) would also apply to extending some expiring miles...
I called just now and the agent said that they cannot renew miles unless I pay the renewal fee. I'm not sure if I should have asked for the supervisor and mentioned the coronavirus thing going on. I have 40K miles expiring in April (earned way back in 2017). Renewal fee would be $800. The two night hotel that the 40K can potentially get me is only worth about $300-$500, depending on the chain.
(Looking back, I was gold for several years, and renewed my status in 2017. I ended up not flying a single OneWorld flight after my last renewal because I moved to AS territory, and AS and AA had just divorced at that time.)