The cruise ship hit by a rare hantavirus outbreak is about to set sail from Cape Verde on a 1,500-kilometre voyage to the Canary Islands. Spain has cleared the vessel to dock in Tenerife - despite vocal opposition from the island’s regional leadership. When the outbreak first surfaced, the World Health Organization said the public‑health risk was low. Now, DW asks the WHO: does that assessment still hold? DW also asked Dr. Sofia Galani, Associate Professor of Public International Law at the