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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

194 cases found in restricted areas

The Government today announced that 194 preliminary positive COVID-19 cases were found in the compulsory testing exercises for the restricted areas in Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong and Tin Shui Wai.   It made restriction-testing declarations yesterday for Chui King House of Choi Hung Estate and Kwai Tung House of Tung Tau (II) Estate in Wong Tai Sin. A total of 1,114 and 1,063 people were tested in the two housing blocks and 43 and 48 preliminary positive cases were identified.   At Tsui Mui House of Tsui Ping (North) Estate in Kwun Tong, 927 people were tested and 65 preliminary positive cases were detected.   For Yau Ning House of Tin Yau Court in Tin Shui Wai where 1,260 people underwent testing, 38 preliminarily tested positive for the virus.   There were also 37 indeterminate cases in the restricted areas, the Government added.   The Centre for Health Protection will follow up on the cases.
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