And? I get the test argument when you look at number of cases, government policies vary so much on that topic that it's useless to compare countries, but the article brings up number of deaths a lot.

Why does it matter if tests are readily available or not when you compare death rates? At the end of the day, if the policy is to say "assume that everybody is sick and just be careful/sensible" I don't see how more tests would change anything.