关键词: 家庭医学, 全科医学, 家庭医生, 新型冠状病毒, 基层卫生保健

Abstract: A new coronavirus has begun to spread in Wuhan since December 2019.Primary medical and health institutions are the net bottom of the health service system，which plays an important fundamental role in community prevention and control of the new coronavirus epidemic and in advancing the threshold.It is also a critical moment that the roles and responsibilities of family doctors are assessed and recognised.We invited the President of WONCA Dr. Donald Li to explain the challenges and responsibilities of family doctors and primary medical teams in the face of this global crisis.It includes family doctors as "gatekeepers" in the fight against outbreaks and coordinators of primary care teams，improving their capabilities in an all-round way and actively carrying out business innovation etc.

Key words: Family medicine, General practice, Family doctors, SARS-CoV-2, Primary health care