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UK records another 23,056 coronavirus cases with 280 deaths

London, Oct 29 (Xinhua) Another 23,056 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 965,340, according to official figures released Thursday.
The coronavirus-related deaths in Britain rose by 280 to 45,955, the data showed.
The latest figures were released as more areas, including parts of the Midlands, Yorkshire as well as Luton and Oxford city, will move from Tier One to Tier Two from Saturday.
Under Tier Two restrictions, pubs and restaurants will shut on 10:00 p.m. (2200 GMT) on Saturday while people of different households can no longer meet socially indoors whether in private homes, pubs or restaurants. However, meeting friends and family outdoors is allowed, but only in a group of up to six people.
Weekly infection rates in Luton stand at 156 per 100,000 people while in Oxford it is 138.
"We have agreed with local leaders to move more areas into the high local COVID alert level this week," British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said in a statement.
"These restrictions are challenging for us all, but it is only by working together and following the rules that we will bring down the rates of infection...A failure to act now will only lead to longer disruption and greater economic damage."
The new three-tier COVID-19 alert system set out by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came into force on Oct. 14 across England as the country struggles to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The alert system comprises three levels:　"Medium", "High" and "Very High" with the level being decided according to local infection rates.
To bring life back to normal, countries, such as Britain, China, Russia and the United States, are racing against time to develop coronavirus vaccines.
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