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Coronavirus and construction

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Construction workers should not have vaccine priority, trade groups say

2021-02-25T06:00:00+00:00By Tom Lowe

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Another London council calls for construction workers to get covid-19 tests

2021-02-19T06:00:00+00:00By Jordan Marshall

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Laing O’Rourke hit by covid outbreak at £1bn Edinburgh St James scheme

2021-02-18T16:33:00+00:00By Tom Lowe

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London NHS trust worries cost of dealing with covid will make new hospital too expensive

2021-02-18T06:00:00+00:00By Jordan Marshall

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