Sore throat is one of the symptoms of novel coronavirus infection, but it is not common. When a novel coronavirus infects humans, patients often have fever as the main symptom, which may be accompanied by general malaise, dry cough, lack of energy, loss of appetite, etc., and may gradually develop respiratory difficulties. For people with a history of exposure, if they have only a mild sore throat, it is recommended that they be isolated at home and not rushed to the fever clinic for examination. Because the common cold can also cause sore throat, and because of the heavy flow of people in fever clinics, even patients who are not suffering from a new type of pneumonia are likely to be infected after visiting the clinic. However, if a patient presents with a sore throat and typical manifestations such as fever, he or she should be promptly tested at a fever clinic in each hospital to receive follow-up treatment after confirmation of the diagnosis.