IyoSARS-CoV-2isanenvelopedβ-coronavirus, circularorellipticalparticlediameterofabout60 ~ 140nm, kazhinji ipleomorphic, zviri pachena kuti yakasiyana neSARS-CoVandMERS-CoVingeneticcharacteristics. zvinosanganisira fivha, kuneta uye zvimwe zviratidzo zvehurongwa, zvinoperekedzwa nechikosoro, dyspnea, zvichingodaro, izvo zvinogona kukurumidza kukura nemabayo makuru, kutadza kufema, acuterespiratorydistresssyndrome, septicshock, kutadza kwenhengo dzakawanda, kanomwe reacid-basemetabolism disorder, uye upenyu hunotyisa.SARS-CoV-2 yakaonekwa senzira yekufambisa madonhwe ekufema (kuhotsira, kukosora, zvichingodaro) uye kubata hthevirus,rubbingeyes, etc.).SARS-CoV-2issensitive to ultravioletrayandheat,uye inogona kushandiswa pa56℃ kwemaminetsi makumi matatu uye nefatsolublesolventsuchasethylether,75%ethanol,chlorine disinfectant,peraceticacidandchloroform.