How to tell if it’s new coronavirus pneumonia

To determine whether there is an epidemiologic basis for novel coronavirus pneumonia, it is because for any infectious disease, it is necessary to determine whether there is a history of contact, such as whether there has been a visit to Hubei or Wuhan within 2 weeks, whether there has been contact with a person who has come back from Wuhan within 2 weeks or whether there has been contact with a patient with novel coronavirus pneumonia within 2 weeks. If so, there is an epidemiologic basis; 2. Clinical manifestations, such as fever, dry cough, muscle pain. Blood is drawn to see if there is a decrease in white blood cells, if there is a decrease in lymphocytes, and if there are any hairy glass-like changes in both lungs on lung CT. 3. The definitive diagnosis is still made by nucleic acid testing, and a positive test is required to definitively identify a new coronavirus pneumonia. Source: Dr. Yurai