I-SARS-CoV-2isaphuhliswe-i-coronavirus, i-circularorellipticalparticlediameterofabout60~140nm, ihlala i-pleomorphic, ngokucacileyo yahlukile kwi-SARS-CoVandMERS-CoVingeneticscharacteristics.Ezona mpawu zeklinikhi ziquka umkhuhlane, ukudinwa, ukudinwa, ukudinwa, ukudinwa, ukudinwa, kunye nenkqubo, ,enokuthi ikhule ngokukhawuleza kwinyumoniya enkulu, ukusilela kokuphefumla, i-acuterespiratorydistresssyndrome, i-septic shock, ukusilela kwamalungu amaninzi, ingxaki emandla ye-asidi-basemetabolism, kunye nokubeka ubomi esichengeni .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 nencasi ye-ultraviolet, kunye ne-canbena60nomphumo we-ultraviolet, kunye ne-canbe60lnobushushu obunobushushu be-ultraviolet, kunye ne-canbe60lnobushushu obunobushushu be-ultraviolet, kunye ne-canbena60 yokutshisa i-thylether, i-75% ye-ethanol, i-chlorine disinfectant, i-peraceticacid kunye ne-chloroform.