Some nuance. The US are in a similar position to the UK in that some more rural areas have been affected differently to some urban areas and are in a different place in terms infections, etc from COVID-19. Also worth considering how the virus is differing in Ireland and the UK where the population has less density in terms of location
There was talk last week about whether to ease restrictions in states like South Dakota but maintain them in places like New York where the pandemic is worse. Ultimately, it was felt to be a bad PR move, but Trump has a different perspective and lest we forget, their bailout has been far less generous than the UKs has so people are really struggling to survive.
Also, some states lockdowns are different too, rather than the blanket UK ban. This is a good summary of it:
Source:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-state-by-state-guide-to-coronavirus-lockdowns-11584749351
Worth noting that Florida eased some restrictions last weekend to allow people to use the beaches for exercise, etc. Of course, no one wants to be the first one to break lock down from a PR perspective, but as you all can see, states have different lockdowns and people want to protest, they can as is their right.