This New Yorker piece argues that governmental response in Africa has surpassed that of the US, Europe or Latin America. The obvious parallel is with East Asia, which has also done a good job fighting the virus. In both Africa and East Asia, recent experiences with epidemics have prepared their public health systems for the demands of managing this pandemic.
The obvious question for the US is: Is our president learning? The answer to that can safely be asserted as "no." Public health systems across the US will also have varying learning curves. Those that learn quickest will have the best short and long term success.
Getting a handle on "super-spreader" environments would be a nice first step.
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