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KentOnline Podcast: 15 workers treated after chemical leak at Hermes depot in Aylesford

14:51, 30 July 2021

updated: 15:11, 30 July 2021

Workers at a Hermes depot in Aylesford have been treated by paramedics after a chemical leak.

They suffered minor skin irritation after a substance leaked from a parcel they were handling at the site early this morning.

Hear from our reporter Sean McPolin.

Also in today's podcast, pregnant women are being encouraged to have the Covid vaccine after a rise in the number of mums-to-be being admitted to hospital.

Holly from Maidstone gave birth to her son earlier this month and has told us how she received very little guidance on what to do for the best.

Hear from the dad of a trainee nurse from New Ash Green who disappeared in Germany 20 years ago.

24-year-old Louise Kerton was last seen at a railway station as she made her way back to Britain.

The UK's first bison rangers have been speaking about their new job in Kent.

And, we have an update on some of Kent's athletes competing at the Olympics in Tokyo.

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