New coronavirus infection pneumonia and influenza are two diseases, which have obvious differences. Specifically as follows: 1, clinical symptoms, influenza is the systemic symptoms are heavier, local symptoms are lighter, early are manifested as high fever, headache, limb aches and pains, and patients often feel eye, throat discomfort, some patients can develop to the degree of inflammation in the lungs; the new coronavirus initial manifestations are sneezing, runny nose, fever, coughing or fatigue or have diarrhea, this infection is the new coronavirus virus; 2, the new coronavirus Virus pneumonia is mainly in the lungs as a manifestation of infection, with ground-glass shadow or pleural lesions, influenza patients lungs do not have this symptom; 3, the course of the disease is different, the new coronavirus disease course is generally 2-3 weeks, influenza disease course 1-2 weeks. Source: Dr. Yurai