I-SARS-CoV-2isanenvelopedβ-coronavirus,circularorellipticalparticlediameterofabout60~140nm,imvamisa i-pleomorphic,ngokusobala yehlukile ku-SARS-CoVandMERS-CoVingenetic Characters.Izimpawu zomtholampilo eziyinhloko zibandakanya umkhuhlane,ukukhathala kanyekanye,uhlelo,wcoma ingakhula ngokushesha inyumoniya enkulu, ukwehluleka ukuphefumula, i-acuterespiratorydistresssyndrome, ukushaqeka kwe-septic, ukwehluleka kwezitho eziningi, ukuphazamiseka kwe-acid-basemetabolism enzima, kanye nokubeka impilo engcupheni .I-SARS-CoV-2ihlonze njengezindlela zokudluliselwa ngamaconsi okuphefumula (ukuthimula, ukukhwehlela, njll.) kanye nokuxhumana (ukucosha isandla esithintene negciwane, ukuhlikihla, njll.). I-SARS-CoV-2ingezwani nokushisa kwe-ultravioletraya, kanye ne-canbenuble6nokushisa kwe-ultravioletray, kanye ne-canbenuble60 ne-canbenuble60. i-ethanol engu-75%, isibulala-magciwane se-chlorine, i-peraceticacid ne-chloroform.