UK working to organise flight for British nationals on cruise ship with coronavirus

FILE PHOTO: Buses believed to carry the U.S. passengers of the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, leave at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

(Reuters) - Britain's Foreign Office said on Tuesday it is working to organise a flight to Japan to evacuate its nationals from a cruise ship hit by the coronavirus.

"Our staff are contacting British nationals on board to make the necessary arrangements", the Foreign Office said in a statement, adding it hoped the flight can be arranged as soon as possible.