When I think of the US reaction to Coronavirus, I am reminded of that Men In Black quote by Tommy Lee Jones:
We went from thinking we wouldn't be affected -> thinking we wouldn't be on city-wide lock-downs -> thinking it would only be for two weeks (some still believe that) -> thinking our economy will withstand all of this
I'm not one of those doomsday fanatics, but I just don't understand what people expect to keep the economy going for the next few months if people can't leave the house? The government are about to send us checks but what good is consumerism and spending money to keep up with the Jones if you can't even see the Jones because of the lock-down?
Russia and China are dictatorships. Not sure if you've seen Chernobyl on HBO, but I think their response is probably rivaling that and I wouldn't trust what you are hearing about them. Case in point:
Doctors in Russia are accusing the government of covering up its coronavirus outbreak and denying them protective equipment
As for Africa, I think a lot of people fell into the same trap with them as we did in America. Just because we got it later than everyone else, we thought we were in the clear. There are currently +1,000 Coronavirus cases in Africa. Granted, that is an entire continent, but they are much much much less equipped to deal with a virus spread so easily. I was watching a video on South Africa and some people in poverty were mentioning that they were expected to wash their hands all the time but they barely can get the resources to bathe weekly.