The diagnosis of NCP cannot be determined by a tickle in the throat or a cough with sputum. In addition to symptoms, the diagnosis of NCP is usually based on an epidemiologic history of close contact with patients diagnosed with NCP within 14 days, such as eating together, working in an office or studying in a classroom, etc. More importantly, the diagnosis can only be confirmed by a positive nucleic acid test in a nasopharyngeal swab or blood, urine or stool specimen. More importantly, the diagnosis can only be confirmed by a positive nucleic acid test for the novel coronavirus in a nasopharyngeal swab, sputum specimen, or blood, urine, or fecal specimen. A scratchy throat and cough with sputum is only a common symptom of many respiratory diseases, and a scratchy throat and cough with sputum does not mean that it is a case of novel coronavirus pneumonia. Common symptoms of novel coronavirus pneumonia include cough, dry cough, fatigue, fever, and cold-like symptoms, such as sore throat, nasal congestion, runny nose, headache, generalized body aches and pains, some patients may also see digestive symptoms, such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc. There are also atypical symptoms, such as loss of smell, taste, and so on.