Housebuilders Persimmon and McCarthy to close construction sites

LONDON (Reuters) - British housebuilder Persimmon and retirement home developer McCarthy & Stone are starting an orderly shutdown of their construction sites in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the companies said on Wednesday.Work on building sites has not been barred in Britain but a government order for people to maintain a safe distance of two metres apart is making it difficult for them to comply on a busy development.London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said many construction workers are..