Is upper respiratory tract infection a new crown pneumonia?

Upper respiratory tract infections are not neoconiosis, which is a lower respiratory tract infection and is distinctly different from upper respiratory tract infections. There are many diseases included in upper respiratory tract infections, such as common viral cold, acute purulent tonsillitis, sinusitis, etc. Clinical symptoms are different from those of neo-coronary pneumonia, where patients with neo-coronary pneumonia mainly present with varying degrees of dry cough, fever, and malaise. It is important to note that a small number of patients with neo-coronary pneumonia can be accompanied by symptoms similar to upper respiratory tract infections, such as the possibility of nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, and other discomforts. For patients with symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection, if there is a recent epidemiological history of New Coronavirus, routine nucleic acid and specific antibody testing for New Coronavirus and, if necessary, CT of the lungs are needed to rule out the presence of New Coronavirus pneumonia.