Covid outbreak hits Laing O’Rourke’s Liverpool hospital job

By Jordan Marshall2021-01-18T06:00:00

Royal Liverpool Hospital - September 2019 (24)

Close to 30 cases on job with 1,000 people

Laing O’Rourke has confirmed there have been 26 cases of covid-19 in just over a week at its Royal Liverpool Hospital site.

A spokesperson for the firm, which took over the job after Carillion’s collapse three years ago, said: “In recent weeks, we have seen an increase in positive test results among people working on the new Royal in line with the latest increases in the Liverpool region.

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