We have what they call an 'intelligent lockdown'. This means people are educated about the virus (that if you have asymptomatic covid you can still spread it), social distancing (always keep distance everywhere, masks) and quarantine (at least 14 days if you feel ill). We could only go out for groceries for like a month. But because there is no paranoia in politics (fake news, hoax, political strategy!) the people are listening to doctors (masks work, covid will kill you, younger people can die too).
And I think because we are not scared of the government like a lot of American citizens we had some sort of trust in our leaders.
The country was shut down because it was needed and the economy could only recover if we take care of covid first! So yes it will hurt the economy but it will hurt more if you don't shut everything down.
There is a task force working 24/7 only on corona while in the USA people like pence are multitasking.