That’s literally what he said: it’s a type of coronavirus.
It's literally not.
Covid-19 is not a type of coronavirus. Coronavirus is a virus. Covid-19 is a disease. Covid-19 is caused by a specific coronavirus but Covid-19 is not a type of virus let alone a type of coronavirus.
That's a bit arse about face that definition.
Covid-19 is the disease that this specific virus causes. It's literally " Co rona Vi rus D isease 20 19"
The specific virus has been named "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2" or SARS-CoV-2 by the WHO.
Source: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/naming-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-2019)-and-the-virus-that-causes-it