Hinkley Point C work to carry on but HS2 could be paused
by Jillian Ambrose and Rob Davies from on (#515AD)
Major infrastructure projects highlight varying approaches to the coronavirus outbreak
Thousands of workers from across the country will continue to gather on the Hinkley Point C nuclear site - but work on the 106bn HS2 project could be halted - amid differing approaches in the construction industry to physical distancing aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19.
Some of the 4,000-strong workforce at Hinkley, Britain's biggest construction project, have raised concerns over an outbreak of coronavirus at the Somerset site after the government shut down restaurants, pubs and schools to contain the outbreak elsewhere.
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