If a hospital is overwhelmed and unable to treat patients because of COVID, how do you categorize all of the ancillary deaths? Keep in mind that many treatable conditions can lead to death if not treated in a timely manner.
If someone brings a bomb into a hospital and takes a hostage--ultimately killing the hostage--causing the hospital to go into lock-down and disrupting the care of patients, is that person responsible for the deaths of any of the untreated patients or only the hostage that dies at their hands?
What are the difference between these two scenarios? How might we measure differently under different circumstances? How might these be measured medically? How would these be handled in the court of law? How will these be viewed through a historical lens? How might these be viewed as a function of leadership?
These are difficult questions that are clearly up for debate.