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".