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LONDON, Dec 1 (KUNA) -- The UK House of Commons on Tuesday approved a government motion envisaging a three-tier system for stricter measures to curb the spread of coronavirus across England.
The new system will come into force as of Wednesday 00:01 GMT soon after the expiry of the lockdown which has been in force since November 5; and will last until next Spring.
The government motion was passed by 291 votes to 78. Fifty Tories and 15 Labour MPs voted against while the opposition parties, mainly the Labour, abstained.
The majority of regions, or over 55 million people in the country, fall under the two strictest tiers, according to a BBC report.
A government spokesman welcomed the result of the vote, saying it will "help to safeguard the gains made during the past month and keep the virus under control."
The Conservatives' government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson will continue working with MPs who have expressed concern over the situation of the pandemic in recent days, he added.
Earlier today, the Department of Health and Social Care reported 603 more deaths from coronavirus, which took the country's death toll to 59,050.
As many as 13,430 additional infections raided the caseload to more than 1,643,000. (end)
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