Eh?!! BBC Virus story

[NorthernRaider]

So what was that about on the BBC radio 2 news at 8.30am, I quote
" Scientists report that a virus that has been extinct for 30,000 years has come back to life, The virus was found in Siberia, "" It does not pose a threat to humans"" "

How cryptic is that, if it does not pose a threat to humans what was the point of the news article, we already know virus's can survive for thousands of years in salt mines, deep caves and under permafrost???