New crown sore throat and normal sore throat are not exactly the same. 1. Different causes: New crown virus sore throat is due to the new coronavirus infecting the organism, the respiratory mucosa is stimulated and produces inflammatory factors, resulting in the symptoms of sore throat. Other types of sore throat may be caused by influenza virus, pneumococcus, hemolytic streptococcus, and adenovirus that stimulate the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract. 2. Different degrees of pain: The common cold sore throat is characterized by an itchy, dry, burning sensation in the throat. But the new crown sore throat may be more intense, there are described as cut-like and swallowing glass slag pain, some patients accompanied by the loss of sense of smell, taste loss of symptoms. Sore throat is not necessarily infected with new crown, suspected infection of new crown, can improve the new crown nucleic acid test to clarify the diagnosis.