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Ten new coronavirus cases on Kefalonia yesterday, as announced by EODY.
Today's bank rate:
1 GBP = € 1.14
1 USD = € 0.8484
Based on Alpha Bank exchange rates, these are widely used by exchange agencies in Greece.
Other banks likely to offer a different rate which may be marginally higher or lower.
Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission.
You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g the Post Office (https://www.postoffice.co.uk/travel-money).
NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission".
Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate.
Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities.
Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.
Updated forecast @ weather.com (https://weather.com/en-IE/weather/tenday/l/GRXX0035:1:GR)
Day, Date Hi°/Lo° Wind sp Wet Forecast
Tue 16/11 18°/14° 21 km/h 73% Showers probable
Wed 17/11 19°/15° 12 km/h 78% Showers probable
Thu 18/11 18°/14° 15 km/h 94% Thunderstorms probable
Fri 19/11 19°/12° 10 km/h 75% Light rain probable
Sat 20/11 19°/13° 7 km/h 10% Sunny
Sun 21/11 19°/13° 6 km/h 07% Sunny
Mon 22/11 19°/14° 11 km/h 71% Light rain probable
Tue 23/11 19°/13° 10 km/h 63% Rain & thunder probable
Wed 24/11 19°/13° 13 km/h 46% Showers possible
Thu 25/11 19°/13° 21 km/h 60% Light rain probable
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Booster website opens to all on Friday
All adults who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 for at least 5.5 months may book their appointment for a booster shot on the government’s vaccine website from Friday, a Health Ministry official announced on Monday.
People vaccinated with the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine can take a booster shot two months after their first vaccine and one month later if they are immunocompromised.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1171861/booster-website-opens-to-all-on-friday/
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Warning to get a booster if you want to go on holiday as third vaccines for over-40s confirmed
Tourists may be forced to have booster jabs if they want to go on holiday without restrictions, the Prime Minister has said, as the rollout of third vaccines to over-40s is set to get under way.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/15/coronavirus-vaccine-booster-jabs-rolled-over-40s/
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Scotland earthquake: 3.1-magnitude tremor felt as far as Edinburgh
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/scotland-earthquake-today-glasgow-edinburgh-b1958349.html
Magnitude ML 3.1
Region SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
Date time 2021-11-16 01:44:04.4 UTC
Location 56.13 N ; 5.67 W
Depth 10 km
Distances 93 km W of Glasgow, United Kingdom / pop: 591,000 / local time: 01:44:04.4 2021-11-16
18 km WNW of Lochgilphead, United Kingdom / pop: 2,300 / local time: 01:44:04.4 2021-11-16
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=1062853
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37LFYZl2h6c
https://youtu.be/37LFYZl2h6c?t=1
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Argostoli hospital is to benefit from a 230,000 euro donation from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
(Who's Stavros Niarchos (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stavros_Niarchos)?)