David Attenborough on why virus isn't the biggest threat to our planet

Contrary to some reports, the 93-year old naturalist has not fallen victim to COVID-19 and is urging people to maintain a sense of proportion.

David Attenborough is one of a number of celebrities to be named on social media as the latest to succumb to the virus. AAP

Joe Shute

Mar 25, 2020 – 6.57am

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At 10pm one recent Sunday evening, Sir David Attenborough received a knock at the door of his Richmond home. It was a concerned neighbour who had just read on Twitter that the veteran broadcaster was dead.

"My daughter answered the door and the neighbour asked if it was true," the 93-year-old recounts with a devilish twinkle in his eye. "She said: 'Wait there and I'll go and ask him.' I was watching the news on television."

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