US coronavirus death toll heading for 100,000

What is the explanation for the extraordinarily high death toll in the United States, so much more than anywhere else in the world? With all its fantastic technological, scientific and medical talent, is it politics or just a simple refusal by a huge number of Americans to abide by the two-metre social distancing rule? America is a country of fantastic potential and ability and yet the pandemic is doing its best to conquer America's indomitable spirit. A death toll of 100,000 is terrible and it will probably climb much higher. That original estimate of up to 250,000, could that happen? The UK is no example either. The death toll is still rising and could reach 40,000 soon. But when you look at the death figures around the world, and see 3,000 here, 450 there, 1,200 somewhere else etc, and then you check out the US and UK and it's inexplicable. I see Russia is having a bad time too and I'm truly sorry for that but we won't get accurate figures probably, so it's difficult to guage where Russia will sit in the death chart. China is the one that daily astonishes me, Still only 4,000 or so deaths. So it has to be the case that the more ruthless you are in imposing lockdown restrictions within your own country, the more effective it will be in countering the virus. That goes without saying, I suppose. From Beijing's point of view, the logic is simple: communism works and democracy doesn't. So for President Xi Zinping, the future is bright. As long as there is no resurgence of virus infections in China, he will be seen as a national hero by the Chinese people because he will be able to take the trophy for saving the country from suffering millions of deaths. The Chinese communist party reigns supreme, never mind the fact that due to Beijing's failure to shut down all its airports, tens of thousands of Chinese people flew out of China to visit relatives in the west, taking the virus with them and spreading it everywhere. I don't think there's much doubt about that. But President Xi will still be viewed by the Chinese people as their saviour. It's difficult to imagine the American people thinking of Trump as the nation's saviour when the death toll is so high and getting higher and there appears to be total confusion about what is allowed and not allowed. The country is getting back to work but will it have disastrous consequences? I sincerely hope not. The same goes for here in the UK. It's fingers crossed time!