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Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-027Tennessee State Parks website notice, 'TDEC to Close All 56 Tennessee State Parks Effective April 4' and 'COVID-19 Update: Park Closures', as captured Apr. 9, 2020TDEC to Close All 56 Tennessee State Parks Effective April 4TDEC, in support of Governor Lee's Executive Order No. 23 (Ex. TN-008)Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee State Parks (State agency)StateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CA-013Executive Order N-45-20Executive Order N-45-20 (child care for essential workers; CDSS and CDE flexibilities)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateApr. 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-031Mass.gov DCR page and 'Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 Update' (visitor centers, campgrounds and ice rinks temporarily closed; reservations suspended), as captured Apr. 1, 2020Massachusetts State Parks COVID-19 UpdateMassachusetts DCR (Baker-Polito Administration)Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (State agency)StateApr. 1, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-096Executive Order 2020-12Postponement of non-essential elective surgeries to conserve PPEGovernor Kristi NoemSouth DakotaStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-114Executive Order D 2020 027Amending and Extending Executive Order D 2020 009 (elective surgeries suspended to Apr. 26, 2020)Governor Jared PolisColoradoStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-02-052Executive Order 2020-12Postponement of non-essential elective surgeries to conserve PPEGovernor Kristi NoemSouth DakotaStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-16-091Stay Home Missouri OrderOrder (Stay Home Missouri)Randall W. Williams, M.D., Director, Department of Health and Senior ServicesMissouriStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-038Emergency Orders #20 and #21 (April 6, 2020)Health professional licensing flexibilities; temporary licenses not to expire during the emergencyAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services (with DSPS)WisconsinStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-07-021Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Public Health Disaster Emergency) of April 6, 2020Additional closures: malls, tobacco and vape, toy, gaming, music and movie stores, social clubs, amusement and recreation facilitiesGovernor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-031AMHS 'Service Notices' index page listing: Apr. 8, 2020 press release cancelling service to Prince Rupert, B.C. until further notice ('COVID-19 related travel restrictions have delayed work to bring the AMHS Prince Rupert Terminal into compliance with federal regulations'); June 24, 2020 press release clarifying COVID-19 travel protocols (testing not required for shorter-duration intrastate voyages); Sept. 1, 2020 release: Winter 2020-2021 schedule 'provides reduced service due to low revenues'; Oct. 5, 2020 schedule updateService Notices | Alaska Marine Highway System (index of April-October 2020 notices)Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS)Alaska (Southeast, Southcentral and Southwest Alaska; Bellingham, Wash.; Prince Rupert, B.C.)StateApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-16-017Executive Order No. 20-18Temporarily prohibiting mass gatherings of more than ten people to limit the spread of COVID-19 (applying the limit to religious gatherings…Governor Laura KellyKansasStateApr. 7, 20202020 Q2Gathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-C-036Executive Order 2020-24Self-quarantine of travelers arriving at Arizona airports from the New York Tri-State AreaGovernor Douglas A. DuceyArizonaStateApr. 8, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NE-009Directed Health Measure Order 2020-010 (and 2020-011)Directed Health Measure Order 2020-010 (personal-care, club and theater closures; team sports)Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical OfficerNebraska (all 93 counties)StateApr. 9, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020)Conversion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center into the 1,000-bed Boston Hope care facilityMassachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement)Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center; Hynes Convention Center), Massachusetts (State authority)StateApr. 9, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-102Closure of 40 State parks, forests and recreation areas (announced Apr. 9, 2020, effective Apr. 10, 2020) and reopening announcement of Apr. 28, 2020 (reopening May 1, 2020 with capacity limits and closed facilities)Wisconsin State parks closureWisconsin DNR, at the direction of Governor Tony EversWisconsin Department of Natural Resources (State agency)StateApr. 9, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AL-097Supplemental State of Emergency Proclamations of April 13, June 9, August 21 and December 11, 2020 and March 22, 2021Resumption of pardon and parole hearings (Apr. 13, 2020); June 9, 2020 proclamation (subject not verified); administration of municipal…Governor Kay IveyAlabamaStateApr. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-056Executive Directive No. 20-008Ventilator Beds (hospital ventilator-bed capacity and reporting)Judith Persichilli, Commissioner of HealthNew Jersey - Department of Health (State health department)StateApr. 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-107Ventilator Prioritization Guidelines: COVID-19 Pandemic Response (Apr. 14, 2020)Statewide ventilator allocation and prioritization guidelines for hospitals during a shortageMichigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichigan - Department of Health and Human Services (State health department)StateApr. 14, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-007Executive Order N-51-20COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for food sector workers of hiring entities with 500 or more employeesGovernor Gavin NewsomCalifornia; Governor (paid-leave mandate enforced by the Labor Commissioner, Department of Industrial Relations)StateApr. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-20-040Executive Order N-51-20COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for Food Sector WorkersGovernor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateApr. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NY-092Guidance on Executive Order 202.6, version archived Apr. 17, 2020Guidance on Executive Order 202.6Empire State Development CorporationNew YorkStateApr. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-080COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts notice, Port of Virginia Planning and Action: Addressing COVID-19 (Apr. 20, 2020)Port of Virginia Planning and Action: Addressing COVID-19The Port of VirginiaVirginia Port Authority and Virginia International Terminals, LLCStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q2Workplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-C-117Act 15 of 2020 (SB 841): Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) omnibus amendmentsRemote notarization (57 Pa.C.S. § 306 temporary authorization); remote meetings of local government bodies; property-tax and other emergency…Pennsylvania General Assembly (SB 841), signed by Governor WolfPennsylvaniaStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-110Amendment of Apr. 20, 2020 to the Orders Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (online motor-vehicle sales authorized; Liquor Control Board curbside pickup; limited construction from May 8, later May 1)Amendment to the Business Closure Orders (Apr. 20, 2020)Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of HealthPennsylvaniaStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-02-057Executive Order 04.20.20.01Providing flexibility for healthcare practices, moving certain businesses to minimum operations, and providing for emergency responseGovernor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source

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