Mangaluru: The Covid test reports of 15 people who arrived from the United Kingdom were tested negative while the administration is awaiting the reports of a few others.

Health officials said on Saturday that the tests were done in the wake of the new Coronavirus strain detected in the UK.

In all 66 people who returned from the UK were subjected to tests in the first phase and all were found to be negative. In the second phase 15 returnees have been subjected to Covid test.