SARS-CoV-2 ni virusi ya β-coronavirus, ifite umurambararo wa circular cyangwa elliptical wa 60 ~ 140nm, akenshi igaragara neza, iratandukanye na SARS-CoVandMERS-CoVingenetic. Ibimenyetso by'ingenzi by'ubuvuzi birimo umuriro, umunaniro n'ibindi bimenyetso bya sisitemu, biherekejwe n'inkorora yumye, kubura umwuka, nibindi, bishobora gutera indwara y'ibihaha cyane, kunanirwa guhumeka, indwara y'ubuhumekero ikabije, indwara y'iseptic, kunanirwa kw'ingingo nyinshi, seve ihindagurika rya reacid-base metabolism, ndetse rishobora no gushyira ubuzima mu kaga. SARS-CoV-2 yamenyekanye nk'uburyo bw'ingenzi bwo kohereza ibintu binyuze mu bitonyanga by'ubuhumekero (kwitsamura, gukorora, nibindi) no gukoranaho (gufata mu ntoki no gukoranaho na virusi, gukanda amaso, nibindi). SARS-CoV-2 ishobora kwangirika ku bushyuhe bwa ultraviolet, kandi ishobora gushyirwa mu bikorwa kuri 56 ℃ mu gihe cy'iminota 30 no mu binyabutabire bishongeshwa nk'ibinyabutabire, 75% ethanol, chlorine disinfectant, peracetic acid na chloroform.