A sore throat may be one of the manifestations of a novel coronavirus, but it should not be assumed that having a sore throat necessarily means that it is a novel coronavirus. Many upper respiratory tract infections have sore throat symptoms, for example, the common cold may be caused by a common coronavirus, which may be a rhinovirus, adenovirus, influenza virus, etc., not always a novel coronavirus. In the observation of patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia, it was found that the most common symptoms are fever, cough, and mainly dry cough. Only a few people will have symptoms of sore throat and itchy throat, and a few others may have rare symptoms such as generalized muscle and joint pain, weakness, conjunctivitis, and diarrhea. A sore throat may be a novel coronavirus, but it is more likely to be other upper respiratory tract infections. Be sure to judge the cause of sore throat in the context of epidemiological history, whether you have been in contact with the patient, and whether you have been to highly endemic areas such as Wuhan and Hubei, and do not easily consider novel coronavirus pneumonia. If symptoms such as fever, cough and sore throat occur after an epidemiological history, promptly go to the hospital and ask a medical professional to assess whether the cause is likely to be novel coronavirus pneumonia. If necessary, the doctor will collect a throat swab for nucleic acid testing for novel coronavirus pneumonia. Content source: Dr. You Lai