Is the new coronavirus a viral pneumonia?

Novel coronavirus pneumonia is a viral pneumonia. Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia is an acute infectious pneumonia caused by infection with a novel coronavirus, of which there are several variants, including Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Omicron. Most patients have fever and dry cough as the main symptoms, and some may be accompanied by sore throat, nasal congestion and runny nose, but a small percentage of people do not show clinical symptoms. If you consider being infected with the new coronavirus, do not panic, report to the relevant authorities and actively seek medical treatment to prevent mass infection. In your daily life, you should develop good habits of washing your hands regularly, wearing a mask, and maintaining a social distance of more than one meter. Tip: “New coronavirus pneumonia” and “new coronavirus pneumonia” mentioned in this article were renamed to “new coronavirus infection” on December 26, 2022, as announced by the National Health Commission.