As for the targeting nature, ask Taro Aso, he said the European thought this is an Oriental virus in the G20 meeting, and neglected to take preventive measure seriously. There could also be other explanations, such as studies including those from Japan and Cambridge University believe there’re multiple strains of the virus, the A, B, and C strains. B strain is mainly found in Asia. The Europe and America have mainly different strain. Could be due to mutation. Besides Western and Eastern people have different attitude towards containment measure, the East take it far more seriously, especially in wearing mask.