Police chief in hospital with coronavirus 'emotional' as family say hello through window
A West Midlands Police chief superintendent who was in intensive care after showing coronavirus symptoms received a "much-needed boost" after a visit from his loved ones.
Chief Supt Phil Dolby was taken to hospital on March 29 after showing symptoms of coronavirus for seven days.
He was in intensive care and on a ventilator for 13 days, to help him breathe. Last week his colleagues announced he was on the road to recovery.
And Chief Supt Dolby was overjoyed to receive a visit from his family – albeit through a hospital window in line with strict Covid-19 rules.
He wrote on social media: "Had visitors. Cannot come to ward due to COVID19. Staff let them come here via the rear window. We hadn’t been together for 14 days. A boost I really needed. Cried like a girl. As you would expect."
West Midlands Police's Firearms Operations Unit tweeted when Chief Supt Dolby woke up last week: "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."
