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The story linked presupposes that Mick Schumacher will apply for a superlicence in 2020. If he did that, the you and they are correct that 10 points drops from his total
However, if he, and his management / Prema, has any sense, he will apply for the superlicence in 2019, where given the FIA ISC appendix L regs you score points from the three years prior to your application giving him the required 40 points required for a full superlicence in 2019. He also meets the criteria of having competed in 80% of a points awarding championship for the past two seasons.
He fulfils the criteria for gaining an International A licence (which you must hold prior to applying for a superlicence) via two complete seasons in FIA F3 (5 points) plus 10 points in F4 in the past 3 years notwithstanding any discretionary points his ASN may award him.
Ticktum required the points he believed were available for winning the Asian F3 winter series, which finishes in 2019, and would have given him the necessary 40+ points to apply for a superlicence in 2019. However, the series does not comply with the requirement of appendix L for points to be awarded, so the earliest he can get a superlicence is the 2020 season, depending on what points he can accrue during 2019
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