Tonsillar inflammation does not occur after novel coronavirus infection. Tonsils are the organs of the upper respiratory tract with certain immune functions, which can act as the first gateway or the first line of defense of the respiratory tract against external pathogenic microorganisms or viruses. Since the new coronavirus mainly attacks the lower respiratory tract, i.e., below the larynx is the main site of infection by the new coronavirus, the tonsils in the upper respiratory tract will not be infected by the new coronavirus. Therefore, patients who have sore throat, sore throat or feel discomfort in the throat when swallowing should not mistake themselves for being infected with novel coronavirus, as no patients have sore throat or tonsillitis as their first symptom. Instead, patients with novel coronavirus infection mainly present with fever, cough, sputum as well as chest pain and dyspnea. Therefore, tonsillitis is not a characteristic of novel coronavirus, and there are no patients with novel coronavirus who have tonsillitis as their first symptom or primary diagnosis. Source: Dr. Yurai