TheSARS-CoV-2isane envelopedβ-coronavirus,circularorellipticalparticlediameterofabout60~140nm,hangataepleomorphic,ho hlakile hore e fapane le SARS-CoVandMERS-CoVingeneticcharacteristics.Diponahatso tse ka sehloohong tse kenyeletsang feberu,ho khathala letsamaiso,kahohle. ,e ka hlahisang pneumonia e matla, ho hloleha ho phefumoloha, acuterespiratorydistresssyndrome,septic shock, ho hloleha ha litho tse ngata,bothata bo matla ba acid-basemetabolism, le ho beha bophelo kotsing. .SARS-CoV-2 e tsebisitse ka mokhoa oa phetisetso ka marotholi a phefumolohang(ho thimola, ho khohlela, joalo-joalo) le ho iteanya le (ho khephola letsoho le sa thulaneng le kokoana-hloko, mahlo a mahlo, joalo-joalo). thylether, 75% ethanol, chlorinedisinfectant, peraceticacid le chloroform.