Yes, look at Greece, they implemented extreme measures.
As a result, they basically had no issues at all with the virus compared to neighbouring Italy and Turkey.
And look at Japan, where they half-assed their response and turned out better (fewer deaths per capita) than Greece. I think most commentary assigns way too much credit/blame to the government's response, while ignoring yet-unknown environmental, pre-existing cultural/behavioral, genetic, or other factors. I'm saying this not to excuse government incompetence, but to counter the persistent suggestion that everyone could have the same good result as e.g. South Korea if only their government had responded in the same way.