Drinking alcohol during a new crown epidemic is not antiviral. There is no literature to support that drinking alcohol during an epidemic is antiviral. Antiviral treatment is mainly medication, such as ritonavir tablets and monoclonal antibodies. The medication should be used according to the doctor’s instructions. The current epidemic is mainly caused by the new coronavirus, coronavirus is sensitive to ultraviolet light and heat, for more than seventy-five percent alcohol, can have some ability to kill the new coronavirus, but drinking alcohol can not prevent the new coronary pneumonia. Drinking alcohol not only can’t prevent the new coronary pneumonia, but will increase the symptoms of the new coronary pneumonia. This is because alcohol lowers the body’s resistance and makes it more susceptible to the virus. At present, the main use of anti-new coronavirus treatment is medication, common drugs are ritonavir tablets, monoclonal antibodies, static injection of human immunoglobulin, recovery plasma of recovering patients, etc. It is important to pay attention to the indications, contraindications and adverse reactions of each drug. In addition, during the epidemic need more rest, strengthen nutrition, appropriate exercise. Tips] The “new coronary pneumonia, new coronary virus pneumonia” mentioned in this article has been renamed to “new coronary virus infection” on December 26, 2022, as announced by the National Health Commission.