Source: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2020/01/24/what-corowhat-is-coronavirus-and-how-do-you-genavirus-and-how-do-you-get-it-heres-what-you-need-know/4562365002/
The symptoms of most coronaviruses are similar to any other upper respiratory infection, including runny nose, coughing, sore throat, and sometimes a fever. The coronavirus can also cause middle ear infections in children. In most cases, you won’t know whether you have a coronavirus or a different cold-causing virus, such as rhinovirus.
You could get lab tests, including nose and throat cultures and blood work, to find out whether your cold was caused by a coronavirus, but there’s no reason to. The test results wouldn’t change how you treat your symptoms, which typically go away in a few days.
But if a coronavirus infection spreads to the lower respiratory tract (your windpipe and your lungs), it can cause pneumonia, especially in older people, people with heart disease, or people with weakened immune systems.
SOURCE: https://www.webmd.com/lung/coronavirus#1
