A tickling throat with a cough is not necessarily due to the new coronavirus. It can also be seen in reflux esophagitis, tumor compression, pharyngitis, drug side effects, etc. It is recommended to consult a doctor in time to clarify the cause of the disease. 1. Reflux esophagitis: Reflux esophagitis is often caused by the reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus or even the pharynx, which stimulates and damages the pharyngeal tissues, resulting in itchy throat and coughing. 2. Tumor compression: when the tumor invades the trachea and pharynx, the patient may feel the discomfort in the throat, thus always want to cough. 3. Pharyngitis: microbial infection, dryness or dust and other environmental factors can trigger non-specific inflammation in the pharynx. Often manifested as itchy throat, foreign body sensation, secretion is not easy to cough out. 4. Drug side effects: some drugs can cause throat itchy old want to cough, such as some patients with high blood pressure taking captopril can appear stimulating dry cough. Infection with the new coronavirus can also appear in the throat itchy old want to cough symptoms, only based on clinical symptoms is difficult to identify whether it is due to the new coronavirus caused by the new coronavirus, so it is recommended that the patient to carry out nucleic acid testing to clarify whether it is the new coronavirus infection.