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Ex. MET-PHL-024Amendment to the Construction AuthorizationAmendment to Construction Executive Order (May 15, 2020)Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCity of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityMay 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-GM-040Organizer noticeUSMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills examination (physician licensing)USMLE program (NBME and FSMB)Five clinical skills evaluation centers (Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles), PA; IL; GA; TX; CAOrganizerMay 26, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticeConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-089Order on the cessation of the general statewide judicial emergency after June 1, 2020 (Nos. 531 and 532 Judicial Administration Docket)In re: General Statewide Judicial Emergency - Order (cessation as of June 1, 2020)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (per curiam)PennsylvaniaCourtMay 27, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-070Preliminary Guidance for Phased Reopening of Pre-K to 12 Schools (June 3, 2020) requiring a board-approved Health and Safety Plan before any school entity reopensRequirement that every school entity adopt and post a Health and Safety Plan approved by its governing body, consistent with the Secretary…Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary Pedro A. Rivera; Acting Secretary Noe Ortega)Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary of Education); State levelStateJune 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-116Orders directing universal baseline COVID-19 testing of residents and staff: nursing care facilities (June 8, 2020; baseline by July 24, 2020) and personal care homes, assisted living residences and intermediate care facilities (June 26, 2020; baseline by Aug. 31, 2020)Orders of the Secretary of Health Directing Testing at Long-Term Care Facilities (June 8 and June 26, 2020)Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.PennsylvaniaStateJune 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-026Amendment Regarding Outdoor Dining to the Yellow Phase OrderAmendment Regarding Outdoor Dining to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of Businesses (Yellow Phase Order)Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCity of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityJune 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-095PDP 'COVID-19 resources' page (last updated June 22, 2020; archived July 2, 2020)Department COVID-19 resources during the City's 'yellow phase' of reopening (visitation suspended since March 2020 with video visits)Philadelphia Department of Prisons (Commissioner Blanche Carney)Philadelphia Department of Prisons (City of Philadelphia); city levelCityJune 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-23-GM-030Organizer noticeAppalachian Gas Measurement Short Course (AGMSC) 2020AGMSC Executive Committee (Robert Morris University host)Moon Township (Robert Morris University), PAOrganizerJuly 1, 20202020 Q3Organizer noticeConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-14-022Order of the Governor Related to Foreclosures and Evictions (extension)Order Related to Foreclosures and EvictionsGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateJuly 9, 20202020 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-26-GM-025VHMA Hospital Managers Conference Online TVB ReportVHMA Annual Meeting and Conference (veterinary hospital managers' three-day conference)Veterinary Hospital Managers AssociationOrlando (2020); Philadelphia (2021), FL (2020); PA (2021)OrganizerJuly 17, 20202020 Q3Organizer noticeConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-029Gyms Amendment to the Modified Green Phase OrderAmendment Regarding Gyms and Indoor Exercise Facilities to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of Businesses (July 20, 2020)Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCity of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityJuly 20, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-030Second Amendment Regarding Additional Activities to the Modified Green Phase OrderSecond Amendment Regarding Additional Activities to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of Businesses... Green Phase (Aug. 21…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCity of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityAug. 21, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-090Opinion, County of Butler v. Wolf, No. 2:20-cv-00677-WSS, Doc. 79 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 14, 2020) (declaring the gathering limits, stay-at-home and business-closure components of the Governor's orders unconstitutional)County of Butler v. Wolf - Opinion (Document 79, 66 pages)United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Stickman, J.)Pennsylvania (federal district court, W.D. Pa.)CourtSept. 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q4OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-032Supplemental Gatherings OrderSupplemental Emergency Order Regarding City Policy on Gatherings of Persons (Sept. 21, 2020)Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCity of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCitySept. 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-034Amendment Regarding Permitted Gathering Sizes (Oct. 15, 2020)Amendment Regarding Permitted Gathering Sizes to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of BusinessesMayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCity of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityOct. 15, 20202020 Q4Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-078Pennsylvania Farm Show website, '2021 PA Farm Show' (Secretary Redding's August 2020 announcement of a virtual 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show; the Jan. 9-16, 2021 in-person show, the nation's largest indoor agricultural exposition, cancelled), as captured Nov. 1, 20202021 PA Farm Show (virtual)Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (Secretary Russell Redding)Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (State agency; operator of the Pennsylvania Farm Show)StateNov. 1, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-088Board of Health order requiring all public and private K-12 schools in Montgomery County to provide virtual-only instruction and suspending extracurricular activities and sportsMontgomery County Board of Health order: all K-12 schools virtual, Nov. 23 - Dec. 6, 2020Montgomery County Board of Health (Chair Michael Laign), unanimous vote of Nov. 13, 2020Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Board of Health)CountyNov. 13, 20202020 Q4Gathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-06-GM-014WHYY, 'The Philadelphia Flower Show will make outdoor debut at FDR Park in 2021' (Dec. 8, 2020)Philadelphia Flower Show 2021 and the Pennsylvania Convention CenterPennsylvania Horticultural Society; Pennsylvania Convention Center AuthorityPhiladelphia, PAOrganizerDec. 8, 20202020 Q4Organizer noticeConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-113Amendment of Dec. 9, 2020 to the Order for Mitigation Relating to Travel (quarantine period reduced to 10 days)Amended Order of the Secretary for Mitigation Relating to Travel (Dec. 9, 2020)Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.PennsylvaniaStateDec. 9, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-036Third Supplemental Gatherings OrderThird Supplemental Emergency Order Regarding Outdoor Gatherings and Events (Dec. 30, 2020)Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCity of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityDec. 30, 20202021 Q1Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-075Sixth Order Extending the Thirty-Second Judicial District's Past Declared EmergencySixth Order Extending the Thirty-Second Judicial District's Past Declared EmergencyPresident Judge Kevin F. KellyDelaware County, Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, 32nd Judicial District)CourtJan. 22, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-26-GM-030KC Animal Health Summit Stays Online 2021 TVB ReportVHMA Annual Meeting and Conference (veterinary hospital managers' three-day conference)Veterinary Hospital Managers AssociationOrlando (2020); Philadelphia (2021), FL (2020); PA (2021)OrganizerJan. 25, 20212021 Q1Organizer noticeConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-062Amendment to the Restated and Consolidated Emergency Order (indoor dining)Amendment to the Restated and Consolidated Emergency Order of 2021Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCity of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityFeb. 12, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-114Amendment to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings aligning with CDC guidance for fully vaccinated persons (effective 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17, 2021)Amendment to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings (Mar. 2021)Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. BeamPennsylvaniaStateMar. 16, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-112Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (fifth renewal)Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster EmergencyGovernor Tom WolfPennsylvaniaStateMay 20, 20212021 Q2Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source

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