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Ex. MET-RIV-059Orders of the Health Officer of March 13 and March 17, 2020 closing all schools, colleges and universities (initially through April 3, then April 30, 2020)School closure orders of March 13 and 17, 2020Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron KaiserRiverside County, CaliforniaCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-045JCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21Closure of all JCPS schools from March 16, 2020 (announced March 12, 2020, initially through April 5, then April 20, then the school year)…Jefferson County Board of Education / Superintendent Marty PollioJefferson County, Kentucky (Jefferson County Public Schools)CountyMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-047FCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21Closure announced March 12, 2020; remote instruction for the remainder of 2019-20 and the fall of 2020; staggered return to classrooms by…Fayette County Board of Education / SuperintendentFayette County, Kentucky (Fayette County Public Schools)CountyMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-STL-051Executive Order No. 13 (Limits on Places of Public Accommodation)County Executive Order 13 - Limits on Places of Public AccommodationCounty Executive Sam PageSt. Louis County, MissouriCountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-KC-075Clay County Public Health Emergency Orders (series): stay-home order (Mar. 24, 2020); Orders 05272020, 05312020, 06152020, 07012020, 08212020, 11172020, 01132021, 02212021Clay County public health emergency orders, March 2020 - February 2021Clay County Public Health Center, Director Gary ZaboracClay County, Missouri (outside Kansas City)CountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-KC-076Platte County Health Department orders (series): stay-home order (Mar. 24, 2020); Amended Orders effective July 1, July 16, Nov. 23, 2020, Jan. 16 and Feb. 22, 2021Platte County public health orders, March 2020 - February 2021Platte County Health Department (Director Mary Jo Vernon) under the Platte County state of emergencyPlatte County, Missouri (outside Kansas City)CountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SEA-031Executive release: emergency child care for the children of essential workers during the school closuresKing County child care for essential workers (Mar. 24, 2020)King County Executive Dow ConstantineKing County, WashingtonCountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DET-056Emergency Public Health Order # 20-01Screening protocols for child-care providers caring for children of critical infrastructure workers (daily screening of staff and customers…Wayne County Local Health Department, Carol Austerberry, Health OfficerWayne County, Michigan, excluding the City of DetroitCountyMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-053Press release of April 8, 2020: Omnitrans Implements Additional Reduced Service, Safety ProceduresSix routes eliminated April 13, 2020; 20 customers maximum per bus; face masks required on boardOmnitrans (Interim CEO/General Manager Erin Rogers)San Bernardino Valley (Omnitrans)CountyApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DET-058Emergency Order (2020-9) for Control of PandemicRequired monitoring at childcare centers (continued from Order 2020-2)Oakland County Health Division, Leigh-Anne Stafford, Health OfficerOakland County, MichiganCountyApr. 17, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-054Riverside Transit Agency notice: Face Masks Required on All Buses (rear-door boarding; 10 passengers per bus)Face Masks Required on All BusesRiverside Transit AgencyWestern Riverside County (Riverside Transit Agency joint powers authority)CountyApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ORL-006Emergency Executive Order No. 2020-12Reopening Orange County and Requiring Social Distancing and Face CoveringsMayor Jerry L. Demings, as Director of Emergency ManagementOrange County, FloridaCountyMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SLC-046Public Health Orders 2020-06.1 (May 7), 2020-07 (May 15), 2020-08 (May 29) and 2020-09 (June 5), 2020Successive orders aligning Salt Lake County with versions 4.1, 4.4 and 4.5 of the State's Phased Guidelines (Salt Lake City remaining in…Salt Lake County Mayor and Health Department Executive DirectorSalt Lake County, UtahCountyMay 7, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-KC-070Local Health Officer phased reopening order ('ReStart WyCo' Phase 1) (May 11, 2020)Phase 1 reopening: manufacturing and logistics open with distancing; restaurants carry-out and curbside only; hotels 25 percent; churches 10…Local Health Officer Dr. Allen GreinerUnified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KansasCountyMay 11, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DCM-082Governor Allows Arlington County and Northern Virginia to Delay Entering Phase OneNorthern Virginia Phase Zero extended to 11:59 p.m. May 28, 2020Arlington County (release describing the Governor's EO 62 and the localities' request)Arlington County and Northern VirginiaCountyMay 12, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSY-065Jefferson Parish President outlines Phase One for Jefferson Parish (May 14, 2020): JeT masks required May 15; parish buildings reopen May 18 with masks and temperature screening; libraries, JPRD and animal shelter restrictionsPhase One for Jefferson Parish: 25 percent occupancy for gray-area businesses; closed categories; JeT face coverings; parish building…Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng (official release of May 14, 2020 on Phase One and parish operations)Parish of Jefferson, LouisianaCountyMay 14, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-072COVID 19 Businesses Openings and Closures (status chart)COVID 19 Businesses Openings and Closures: status and opening dates by business typeHamilton County Mayor's OfficeHamilton County, Tennessee (Chattanooga)CountyMay 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-035Approval of Clackamas County to enter Phase 1 of reopening effective May 23, 2020 (restaurants and bars, personal care, gyms, gatherings of 25 or fewer, malls, under State guidance)Clackamas County will begin Phase 1 ReopeningGovernor Kate Brown (Phase 1 approval under EO 20-25); Clackamas County Board (application of May 19, 2020)Clackamas County, OregonCountyMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DCM-035Executive Order No. 10-2020Phase 1 reopening of Prince George's County (effective June 1, 2020)County Executive Angela D. AlsobrooksPrince George's County, MarylandCountyMay 28, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-039Approval of Clark County to move to Phase 2 of the Safe Start Washington plan, effective June 5, 2020 (small gatherings of five outside the household per week; in-store retail; dine-in with limits; salons, barbers, real estate, pet grooming, new construction under State guidance)Clark County approved to move to Phase 2 of state reopening planWashington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman (Phase 2 approval); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick, health officer and director)Clark County, WashingtonCountyJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SEA-028Executive release: King County approved for modified Phase 1 ('Phase 1.5') of Safe StartKing County approved to move to modified Phase 1 (June 5, 2020)King County Executive Dow Constantine; Washington Secretary of Health (approval)King County, WashingtonCountyJune 5, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SEA-032Executive release: King County applies to re-open limited business activity (modified Phase 1)King County applies for re-opening of limited business activity (May 29, 2020)King County Executive Dow ConstantineKing County, WashingtonCountyMay 29, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-036Board decision of June 11, 2020 to hold off applying for Phase II reopening; extension of the local state of emergency to July 31, 2020Clackamas County exercises caution and holds off on Phase II reopening applicationClackamas County Board of County Commissioners; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah PresentClackamas County, OregonCountyJune 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-007Statewide one-week pause on further county reopening (June 11, 2020), holding Multnomah County in the EO 20-25 baseline (stay-home directives) pending Phase 1 approvalMultnomah County must wait to reopen as Governor pauses further reopening statewideGovernor Kate Brown (statewide one-week pause on county reopening); Multnomah County (Phase 1 application of June 5, 2020)Multnomah County, OregonCountyJune 11, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DCM-036Executive Order No. 13-2020 (June 12, 2020) and Executive Order No. 15-2020 (June 25, 2020)Modified Phase Two (effective June 15, 2020) and Full Phase Two (effective June 29, 2020) reopening ordersCounty Executive Angela D. AlsobrooksPrince George's County, MarylandCountyJune 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source

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