By John Daley, Colorado Public Radio Kurt Papenfus, a doctor in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, started to feel sick around Halloween.
He developed a scary cough, intestinal symptoms and a headache. In the midst of a pandemic, the news that he had COVID-19 wasn’t surprising, but Papenfus’ illness would have repercussions far beyond his own health.
Papenfus is the lone full-time emergency room doctor in the town of 900, not far from the Kansas line. “I’m chief of staff and medical director of everything at Keefe Memorial Hospital currently in Cheyenne County, Colorado,” he said.
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