Hey there from CNN. I'm David Rind with the five things you need to know for Thursday, May 7th.

The World Health Organization says five confirmed hantavirus infections have been identified among people connected to the cruise ship M.V. Hondias.

There's growing anxiety about this. People are getting serious COVID-19 vibes.

But the bottom line is this.

Health authorities say they don't anticipate a large epidemic anywhere similar to COVID and underline that there is no evidence of a widespread transmission risk.

Not to say it's not dangerous if you come in contact with it,

but again, officials say the chances of that are very, very slim at this point.

The World Health Organization said

in a social media post that it is working with relevant countries to support international

contact tracing to ensure that those potentially exposed are monitored and that any further

disease spread is limited. Then there's the cruise ship, which still has nearly 150 people on board.

It's expected to reach Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday, according to the country's health

ministry.

But at least one Tenerife official is pushing back.

Mayor Jose Regalado posted this video on X yesterday.

There is no common sense.

The most logical thing would be to avoid having the people currently on that ship

be transferred over 1,500 kilometers and three days of travel. What we are asking is that action

be taken now, that they can be transferred from the nearest airport to their countries of origin

so that they can quarantine there and be attended to by their own health system if needed.

Port workers in Tenerife say they still don't have clear guidance on how the ship will be handled or what protections will be in place.

Spanish authorities say the ship will anchor offshore instead of docking at port.

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