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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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2.22m vaccine jabs administered

About 2,224,100 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to the public, with about 1,289,800 people receiving their first dose and about 934,300 getting their second dose.   Among those given the first dose of vaccines, about 553,800 people have received the Sinovac jab and about 736,000 people have received the BioNTech one.   For the second dose, about 409,300 people have received the Sinovac vaccine, while about 525,000 people have been administered the BioNTech jab.   About 5,800 people received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine and around 4,000 people received their second dose under the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme today.   For the BioNTech vaccine, about 5,300 people received their first dose at community vaccination centres (CVCs) and about 8,800 people received their second dose.   The overall percentage of people who received the Sinovac vaccine at CVCs is about 95%, while it is about 96% for the BioNTech one.   As of 8pm, about 6,700 people booked their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine online, while about 15,300 reserved their first and second doses of the BioNTech jab.   As of midnight, 14 people were sent to hospitals.
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