Failed is relative, isn’t it? They have asked for the power to close shops and gyms. If that’s all, it’s a long way from what we are having imposed on us, disappointing though it is.
The number of “cases”, JS, in any country is a product of the number of tests being done. The only figure that matters is deaths. Some countries health care systems are better at saving lives than others which is born out by the worldometer figures.