yup, good call. But Taiwan etc
Taiwan also very tight monitoring, etc., plus very high mitigation by populace.* Possible genetic predisposition and far fewer co-morbidities.
*Effectiveness of mitigation may be breaking down somewhat with Omicron, as in other Asian countries. Too soon to tell on fatalities, but, lower viral exposure levels in general may help a lot (infected, but less infected = less chance of serious case.)
Egypt hot and dry, young.
Israeli populace mitigates much better than we do. Plus is highly vaccinated, which still helps some, and helped a LOT during Delta.
Aussies much more locked down and compliant.
I do not rule out benefits of early / preventive treatments.
Etc.
Superficial similarities in policy may in fact not reflect at all the actual situation on the ground and behavior / characteristics of the population. Even at it’s height, mitigation by people in stores, etc., in the US, was iffy. Hideous, incompetent educational effort by CDC, most media, etc.
Clarification, my above post — “may still help a lot”