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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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8.27m COVID-19 jabs given

About 8,278,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to the public, with about 4,376,100 people receiving their first dose and around 3,902,300 getting their second dose.   Among those given the first dose of vaccines, about 1,589,300 people have received the Sinovac jab and about 2,786,800 people got the BioNTech one.   For the second dose, about 1,429,200 people have received the Sinovac vaccine, while about 2,473,100 people have been administered the BioNTech jab.   About 30,700 people received jabs under the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme today.   Around 3,300 people received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine and around 7,400 people received their second dose.   For the BioNTech vaccine, about 5,400 people received their first dose and around 14,700 people got their second dose.   The overall percentage of people who received the Sinovac vaccine at community vaccination centres is about 96% while it is about 94% for the BioNTech one.   As of 8pm, about 900 people booked their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine online, while about 4,200 reserved their first and second doses of the BioNTech jab.   As of midnight, six people were sent to hospitals.
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