London, Sep 27 (TIWN) A list of 38 new areas in England, including the entire city of London, has been added to a coronavirus "watch list" due to recent spike in the number of confirmd cases, the media reported on Saturday.

Four areas -- Leeds, Stockport, Wigan, Blackpool -- have been escalated to the "areas of intervention" on list.  Meanwhile, Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees have been added to "areas of enhanced support", which means they could placed under a local lockdown.  Corby, Northampton, Peterborough and Stoke-on-Trent have been removed from the watch list.