The UK government released a ‘coronavirus action plan’ on Tuesday which outlines an approach focused on containment and delay of the peak of the disease.

The UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, described the approach as “planning for the worst, whilst working for the best”.

The plan sets out what is currently known about the virus and its causes; the UK government’s long term plan for the pandemic; and the government’s previous response to similar pandemics.

Italian manufacturing group, Prysmian Group, was awarded over 150 million Euros for the development of an offshore wind grid connection project in France.

The contract will secure the development of two submarine and land export power cable systems to connect the offshore wind farms to the French mainland power grid.

The offshore wind grid connection project will be able to export 500 megawatts of green and renewable energy.

Greens Senate Leader and spokesperson on Women, Senator Larissa Waters wrote to Minister for Women, Marise Payne, asking for additional funding and national coordination to improve police services available to people reporting domestic violence. 

Ahead of tomorrow’s meeting of Women’s Safety Ministers she urged an investment of $5.3 billion for a new 10-year National Partnership Agreement on Domestic Violence and Violence Against Women between state and Federal governments.

Insurance company ING recently released new research into “conscious travelling” and the nation’s travel habits. Their research showed four in five Australians are willing to spend more on their holiday if it means minimising their carbon footprint. 

As the effects of climate change become more visible than ever, thirty-six percent of Australians are looking into altering their holiday plans. 

The research also showed a larger percentile of Gen Z and Millennials are likely to be influenced to change their travel than other generations.

A QLD Health spokesperson has confirmed the housemate of a 20-year-old male from China who was diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19) earlier this week has tested negative for the virus.

He will self-quarantine in his Toowong home for 14 days due to close contact with his housemate, who was confirmed to have the virus on 3 March 2020. 

This morning, a protester locked themselves onto a vehicle and blocked the road to multinational mining company, BHP’s presentation of it’s ‘15th annual Women's Day Breakfast & Resources Awards for Women’.

A spokesperson for the protest said, “This day should celebrate the ongoing resistance of all women who fought - and continue to fight - for equality. This is not a day to celebrate the ongoing pillaging of the planet.”

The Federal Court has ordered US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson to payout almost two point six million dollars in compensation, as a result of a large-scale class action.

Three Australian women received the payout in response to complications caused by faulty plastic implants.

The implants are intended to reinforce the pelvic floor, however poor manufacturing processes and negligence left many women experiencing chronic pain and damage to surrounding organs.

The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership has granted PAMAfrica research consortium led by Medicines for Malaria Venture forty-four million euros to aid in the development of new malaria treatments.

Equivalent to over seventy-four million Australian dollars, the grant will support the development of a portfolio of projects executed under the umbrella of the PAMAfrica research consortium over a period of five years.