One of the main reasons why the Asian countries do not have so many infections and casualties to report is because of the government system and the way people and society react
Many Asians live just like we Europeans or Americans but have a different understanding of measures and priorities and therefore one of the main reasons why the Asian countries do not have so many infections and victims to report.
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It is trust and belief in the government. Therefore, they are optimistic that they can trust the decisions made by the government and are necessary to protect the individual and society as a whole, even if this puts their own rights and lifestyle in the background for some time.
In short, they have a different sense of care and responsibility that is almost nonexistent in our culture. This is also the reason why we as western citizens find most Asians very friendly and helpful.
In contrast, the people who live in democratic countries are used to insisting on their fundamental rights and do not want to accept restrictions to their basic rights in the event of a national catastrophe (such as the Corona Virus Pandemic). Most citizens will only accept concessions to government orders if they realize that their own health and life could be at risk because people around them are already affected.
In addition to the fear of economic losses due to short-time work or unemployment, there is also the misconception of many that it will only affect others and you are spared yourself.
In order to effectively fight a pandemic in a democracy and act quickly, the greatest enemy of success is the system in itself, since the representatives of the parties primarily want to enforce the ideologies and ideas of their parties and voters through long argumentation and thereby valuable time is lost and often only compromise solutions are implemented, which almost do not curtail the fundamental rights of the individual but are far from sufficient to prevent the rapid spread of a Pandemy in their own country. Finally, after lengthy debates and an exploding number of infected and perhaps already deceased citizens, the path to national isolation and the state of emergency has to be started at the highest level and the government hopes that citizens will be disciplined and responsible to abide by the regulations Protect your and other lives
