The recovery time of viral pneumonia is related to the type of virus, severity, physical condition, comorbidities and other factors, and can usually be cured in 1~2 weeks. Viral pneumonia usually occurs in immunocompromised children or the elderly, most of the viral pneumonia symptoms are mild, generally self-limiting, through symptomatic supportive treatment or active drug treatment, most of them can achieve clinical cure within 1~2 weeks, and the prognosis is also relatively good. In severe cases, viral pneumonia usually leads to lung damage, fever, dyspnea, hypoxemia and other serious manifestations, and even acute respiratory distress syndrome, endangering the patient’s life, and its treatment time is usually more than two weeks; if there is a comorbidity or mixed infection, its treatment time may be more than one month. In conclusion, the emergence of viral pneumonia, should be timely to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor for treatment.