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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
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3.04m vaccine doses given

About 3,041,700 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to the public, with about 1,817,900 people receiving their first dose and around 1,223,800 getting their second dose.   Among those given the first dose of vaccines, about 795,500 people have received the Sinovac jab and about 1,022,400 people have received the BioNTech one.   For the second dose, about 507,200 people have received the Sinovac vaccine, while about 716,600 people have been administered the BioNTech jab.   About 13,800 people received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine and around 2,900 people received their second dose under the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme today.   For the BioNTech vaccine, about 13,300 people received their first dose and about 5,400 people received their second dose.   The overall percentage of people who received the Sinovac vaccine at community vaccination centres is about 96%, while it is 97% for the BioNTech one.   As of 8pm, about 9,100 people booked their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine online, while about 21,500 reserved their first and second doses of the BioNTech jab.   As of midnight, eight people were sent to hospitals.
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