A sore throat and cough is not necessarily a novel coronavirus infection. New coronavirus infection mainly causes clinical symptoms such as fever, malaise, dry cough, and some patients may also experience symptoms such as sore throat. However, sore throat is not specific, such as cold, immunity decline, the body by bacterial or viral infections caused by acute pharyngitis, tonsillitis and colds, etc., will also appear sore throat cough. 1. Acute pharyngitis: viral or bacterial infection or environmental stimuli with symptoms such as dry throat, itching, sore throat, etc., which can cause sore throat and cough. 2. Tonsillitis: caused by microbial infections and decreased immunity. There will be symptoms such as swollen tonsils, sore throat and difficulty in swallowing. At the same time, inflammation of the tonsils produces secretions that irritate the throat and cough. 3. Colds: Diseases caused by viral invasion will have symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, and itchy throat, leading to sore throat and cough. Although the sore throat is not necessarily caused by the novel coronavirus, patients should consult a doctor for a diagnosis after ruling out physical causes such as sore throat and cough.