Itchy throat and cough are manifestations of respiratory diseases. All kinds of respiratory diseases are manifested by coughing, but itchy throat and cough are more common in pharyngitis. In new coronavirus pneumonia, pneumonia is the main manifestation, such as fever, cough, malaise, sore throat, sneezing, runny nose, and after a week, respiratory illnesses will appear, such as fever aggravated, respiratory distress or even coagulation disorders, uncorrectable respiratory acidosis, respiratory distress syndrome, and in addition, patchy shadow and infiltrative shadow are found in chest CT examination, and nucleic acid test for new coronavirus can be done to clarify the diagnosis, above Clear indications for the diagnosis of neo-coronavirus pneumonia. Therefore, itchy throat and cough do not exclude New Coronavirus pneumonia, but if there is no history of living in infected areas or exposure to New Coronavirus pneumonia, just itchy throat and cough, New Coronavirus pneumonia is less likely and pharyngitis is more likely. Content source: Dr. Ararai