I-SARS-CoV-2isanenvelopedβ-coronavirus,circularorellipticalparticlediameterofabout60~140nm,imvamisa i-pleomorphic,ngokusobala yehlukile kune-SARS-CoVandMERS-CoVingenetic Characteristics.Ukubonakaliswa komtholampilo hlanganisa umkhuhlane, ukukhathala kanye nezinye izimpawu zesistimu, okuhambisana nokukhwehlela, ukuphefumula, njll., okungase kuthuthuke ngokushesha inyumoniya enzima, ukwehluleka ukuphefumula, i-acuterespiratorydistresssyndrome, septic shock, ukwehluleka kwezitho eziningi Isifo se-reacid-basemetabolism, kanye nesisongela ukuphila.I-SARS-CoV-2 ikhonjwe ngendlela yendlela yokudluliselwa ngamaconsi okuphefumula(ukuthimula, ukukhwehlela, njll.)kanye nokuxhumana(ukukhanostrilwithingathintana naye i-hthevirus,rubbingeyes,njll.).I-SARS-CoV-2izwela ukushisa kwe-ultraviolet,futhi ingavulwa eku-56℃imizuzu engu-30 futhi ngefatsolublesolventsuchasethylether,75%ethanol,i-chlorine disinfectant,peraceticacidandchloroform.