We should put ourselves in the place of people diagnosed with a deadly virus across the world, and remember Hawaii’s history of isolating and quarantining patients.
Kathleen Kozak
Kathleen Kozak, M.D., is an internal medicine physician at Straub Clinic and Hospital. She is also the host of The Body Show on Hawaii Public Radio.
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