Lisa Wilkinson finds herself stranded in Los Angeles as the coronavirus pandemic escalates

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen, Lisa Wilkinson has found herself stranded on the other side of the world.

The 60-year-old TV presenter is currently in Los Angeles, where she was interviewing a ‘major celeb’ for The Project.

But after US President Donald Trump announced further travels bans in the country, Lisa acknowledged time was running out to return home.  

‘Los Angeles, you’ve been great, and the major celeb interview we managed to get in the can for @theprojecttv was definitely worth the trip – can’t wait to tell you who it is! – but… we’re outta here,’ she captioned a smiling photo of herself on Instagram.  

‘America feels like it’s shutting down, and I don’t know how much longer these borders are going to be open. Australia, here I come…’

She then urged people to take care of each other in the wake of the outbreak, and reminded her followers to practice hygiene.   

‘Be safe everyone. Wash your hands. And look after each other. xxx,’ she concluded.

The World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus to be a pandemic on Thursday, as the virus continues to spread around the world.

‘We have rung the alarm bell loud and clear,’ said the W.H.O.’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, as reported by The New York Times. 

He added: ‘Find, isolate, test and treat every case, and trace every contact. Ready your hospitals. Protect and train your health care workers.’ 

Hours later, President Trump announced he was closing the US borders, ordering an immediate shutdown of all travel from Europe.

‘We will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days,’ Trump announced in a speech from the Oval Office.