Novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia does not have a scratchy throat. The novel coronavirus is a pathogenic microorganism that human beings have come into contact with for the first time, but the pathogenic microorganism is characterized as a close relative to previous pathogenic microorganisms, such as the SRAS virus and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome MERS virus, all of which belong to the genus Coronavirus. Coronavirus genus is characterized by easy invasion of the lower respiratory tract, such as alveoli or respiratory bronchioles, the depth of invasion is deeper than other influenza viruses or other common cold viruses, so the main manifestations of pulmonary infection symptoms, the patient mainly cough, cough sputum, fever, severe respiratory distress manifestations. Itchy throat belongs to the upper respiratory tract symptoms, usually seen in influenza or common cold and other physical factors, such as dry indoor air or dirty indoor air can be caused by the itchy throat symptoms, and the characteristics of the new coronavirus infection is not consistent. Simply having a scratchy throat without fever or cough can be considered not to be novel coronavirus pneumonia, and basically, novel coronavirus pneumonia can be ruled out. Source: Dr. Yurai