Coronavirus: This is the new normal

By Chloë McCulloch2020-03-16T19:22:00

The situation we face was truly unimaginable just weeks ago - construction firms have to be quick to adapt

Supermarket shelves stripped bare, commuter trains running half empty and eerily quiet streets in previously bustling city centres. Covid-19’s impact on daily life in the UK has been as swift as it has been dramatic.

Over the weekend the media fixated on global and UK infection rates spiralling upwards, but it was not until this morning that it was clear many British people had decided not to venture back to work, at least not back to the office. It was also clear what the markets made of it all: London’s FTSE 100 index fell more than 8%.

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