West Midlands Police chief awake and off ventilator after 13 days
A West Midlands Police chief superintendent who was in intensive care is now awake and has been taken off a ventilator after 13 days.
Chief Supt Phil Dolby was taken to hospital on March 29 after showing symptoms of coronavirus for seven days.
His colleagues posted on social media to say he was in intensive care and on a ventilator helping him to breathe.
Now, after 13 days on a ventilator, officers has confirmed he is on the road to recovery.
West Midlands Police's Firearms Operations Unit tweeted: "After 13 days on a ventilator Phil Dolby has been taken off the ventilator and is awake.
"The NHS staff have been simply amazing and his family appreciate everyone’s support.
"He’ll be on CPAP [continuous positive airway pressure machine] for a while, one day at a time."
