Departure Lounge with Prof. Ian Mackay

Episode 405,   Feb 28, 2020, 01:21 AM

A top doctor from the University of Queensland has claimed everyone in Australia will get coronavirus (covid-19).
This comes as the government launches a pandemic plan.
Professor Ian Mackay said it's unlikely the deadly virus will ever be contained and we should prepare.
This comes as Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a coronavirus pandemic was 'very much upon us' and detailed a plan to stockpile medicines, create fever clinics and lock age-care homes down.
Professor Ian Mackay checked into the Departure Lounge to explain how Geelong and the Surf Coast prepare for what has been dubbed "the inevitable".