Every country has controversy on counting covid deaths, whether intentionally or not. Medically itself it is very complex.
This pandemic is a huge social and scientific experiment . Each nation has its own specific experience. And with complex consequences. Indirect deaths, whether lockdown or not, happen significantly. Medical treatments for non covid issues are seriously disturbed in all places, whether lockdown or not.
And death is death, no controversy there. Focusing on total number is the best ruler for judging pandemic responses.
Ever since wuhan lockdown, I begun to wonder about total death. And wonder why western reporters not more focused and pressed chin3se authorities on those stats.
Same on study on vaccine side effects. Count total deaths after vaccination, never mind to try to find which death is related or unrelated, it’s medically difficult and socially prone to conspiracy theories.