Milan, May 7 (LaPresse) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has assessed the risk of contagion for residents of the Canary Islands as low, where the cruise ship Hondius, on which 5 cases of hantavirus have been recorded, is expected to arrive on Saturday. This was stated by WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus during a press conference, as reported by the BBC. “We are confident in Spain’s ability to manage this risk and we are supporting them in this regard,” he said, thanking Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for his “generosity, solidarity and for fulfilling his moral duty.”