The problem with this kind of "constructivism" (since the beginning of time) is that it is easy to neglect other factors that play a crucial role in the development of a crisis that may or may not be exclusive to each geographical region.
For example, I've lived in Sweden and I've lived in London. The amount of differences (social, economic, political) that could be contributing to Covid-19 in one way or another is immense, and so obviously are their strategies.
I would imagine the same applies for a country like Japan.
Want another extreme example?
Cyprus initiated a lockdown far earlier than London, and they have had 17 (0.0014% of the population) deaths so far.
One can not and should not simply cherrypick situations and arguments to support one's case.