Primary Care Practitioners’ Response to 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak in China

The emerging outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) originated from Wuhan poses a great challenge to healthcare system in China.¹ Primary care practitioners (PCPs) have an important role in district communicable disease control.² However, because primary health-care system in China still needs to be substantially strengthened,^3,4 whether PCPs are proactive and capable in responding to the outbreak remains unclear. Using an electronic questionnaire, we surveyed a national sample of PCPs to assess their response to novel coronavirus outbreak.