I-SARS-CoV-2isaphuhliswe-i-coronavirus, i-circularorellipticalparticlediameterofabout60~140nm, ihlala imnandi, ngokucacileyo yahlukile kwi-SARS-CoVandMERS-CoVingeneticscharacteristics.Ezona mpawu zekliniki zibandakanya umkhuhlane, ukudinwa, ukudinwa, ukudinwa, kunye nenkqubo enye. inokukhula ngokukhawuleza kwinyumoniya eyingozi, ukusilela kokuphefumla, isifo sokuphefumla esibuhlungu, ukothuka kwesisu, ukusilela kwamalungu amaninzi, ingxaki eqatha yeasidi-basemetabolism, kunye nokongamela ubomi .I-SARS-CoV-2 ichongiwe njengeendlela zokusuleleka ngamathontsi aphefumlayo(ukuthimla, ukukhohlela, njalo njalo) kunye noqhagamshelwano(ukuchola-chola isandla xa ungadibananga nentsholongwane,amehlo ahlikihlayo, njalo njalo).SARS-CoV-2ayivani nobushushu be-ultraviolet,kunye nentaphaneenobushushu be-ultraviolet, kunye ne-canbenu6enobushushu be-ultraviolet,kunye ne-canbenu60intsholongwane yokutshisa, kunye ne-tsunbenu60, kunye ne-canbenu60. Ther, 75% ethanol, chlorine disinfectant, peraceticacid kunye nechloroform.