What if someone cracked the gag as one of your loved ones was dying of it? Not so funny then?
I'm like you. I like dark humour also. But I don't expect to hear it from the leader of the nation when it's citizens are dying. And I'd laugh if a mate cracked the joke at me when I was in my hospital bed. I'd tell the same mate to go #### himself if he joked about my wife, or my children, if they were in hospital suffering from it.
Anyway, despite the fact I dislike him and his politics intensely, I hope he recovers. And quickly.