The difference between new coronavirus pneumonia and cold is the location of lesions, symptoms, prognosis, pathogens are different, as follows: 1, lesion location: new coronavirus pneumonia lesion location in the lungs, cold lesion location mainly in the nose, throat, that is, the upper respiratory tract; 2, symptoms: new coronavirus pneumonia mainly manifested as high fever, cough, cough sputum, in severe cases, the patient will have difficulty breathing, chest tightness, etc.. Cold mainly manifests as runny nose, sneezing, can also have a fever, in severe cases may have a sore throat, coughing yellow sputum performance; 3, prognosis: new coronavirus pneumonia if not treated will become increasingly serious, cold without drug treatment in most cases can get better on their own, except for the flu; 4, pathogens: new coronavirus pneumonia is caused by new coronavirus, while most colds are rhinovirus, parainfluenza virus The majority of colds are caused by rhinovirus, parainfluenza virus, or even bacterial infection.