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Hands-on approach to mental illness

With the aim of combatting the fear and misconceptions surrounding mental illness, Castle Peak Hospital’s Mind Space museum enables visitors to experience hallucinations, similar to the sensory experiences mentally ill patients encounter, by way of rooms that utilise virtual reality (VR) technology.   A group of secondary students recently embarked on a journey through Mind Space after registering and receiving patient wristbands. This unique mental health experience museum provided them with a comprehensive understanding of the development of psychiatric services in Hong Kong.   Displays in the museum showcase intriguing relics, including the evolution of restraints and handwritten patient records. Additionally, the students were given the opportunity to explore a mock protection room designed to provide a calming environment for patients.   Furthermore, students could learn about the scientific aspects behind the causes of mental illness at the Brain Tour zone. One of the

1.66m vaccine doses administered

About 1,662,100 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to the public, with about 1,038,300 people receiving their first dose and about 623,800 getting their second dose.   Among those given the first dose of vaccines, about 468,200 people have received the Sinovac jab and about 570,100 people have received the BioNTech one.   For the second dose, about 334,200 people have received the Sinovac vaccine, while about 289,600 people have been administered the BioNTech jab.   About 5,400 people received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine under the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme today.   Among them, about 2,500 people received the jab at community vaccination centres (CVCs), while about 2,900 people were inoculated at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme.   Around 3,500 people received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine today, including about 1,900 people vaccinated at CVCs and about 1,600 people through private doctors and clinics.   For the BioNTech vaccine, about 11,700 people received their first dose at CVCs and about 17,400 people received their second dose.   The overall percentage of people who received the Sinovac vaccine at CVCs is 96%, and 97% for the BioNTech one.   As of 8pm, about 3,300 people had booked their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine online, while about 11,100 had reserved their first and second doses of the BioNTech jab.   As of midnight, eight people were sent to hospitals.
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