Patients with mild forms of neococcal pneumonia have the potential to heal on their own; patients with other types of neococcal pneumonia usually do not heal on their own, and it is not recommended to blindly wait for a self-cure.
After infection with the new coronavirus, mild patients have mild clinical symptoms, with only low-grade fever, mild physical fatigue, and poor mental status, and no symptoms of severe pneumonia, such as coughing and dyspnea. If the condition does not worsen as the disease progresses and there are no other discomforts or complications, the disease may clear up on its own in about 1 to 2 weeks.
Ordinary, severe and critical cases of novel coronavirus disease usually do not resolve on their own. Since there are no specific drugs available, symptomatic treatment is usually the mainstay of treatment at present, such as intensive supportive therapy, prompt oxygen therapy, and anti-infective treatment.
Since there is no specific drug for the treatment of novel coronavirus disease, novel coronavirus disease is highly contagious. Patients should undergo standardized comprehensive treatment under isolation conditions after diagnosis of novel coronavirus disease. Do not blindly wait for self-recovery.
Note: The terms “new coronary pneumonia and new coronary virus pneumonia” mentioned in this article were renamed to “new coronary virus infection” on December 26, 2022, as announced by the National Health Commission.