{"id":12838,"date":"2023-10-23T13:37:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T17:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/?p=12838"},"modified":"2023-10-23T13:39:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T17:39:04","slug":"travel-caution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/2023\/10\/travel-caution\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Caution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/10\/caution-sign-1440x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12837\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5;width:371px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/10\/caution-sign-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/10\/caution-sign-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/10\/caution-sign-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/10\/caution-sign-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/10\/caution-sign-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/10\/caution-sign-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Friends,&nbsp;<br>Please note the&nbsp;most recent Travel Caution issued by the US Department of State regarding all international travel. 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