Washington, May 8 -- Authorities in the US have said that they are arranging an evacuation flight for all the five American passengers aboard the hantavirus-hit cruise ship that has now sailed to the Canary Islands amid growing international monitoring of the recent outbreak.
A spokesperson for the US State Department said Washington was working to organise a repatriation flight to safely return US citizens from the vessel once it arrives in Tenerife.
"The Department of State is arranging a repatriation flight to support the safe return of American passengers on this ship," the spokesperson said.
The State Department added that it was coordinating closely with the Spanish government and multiple US federal agencies as health officials co...