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Ex. FOR-023Notice No. 1 (Jan. 23, 2020): suspension of public transport and outbound travel from Wuhan; Hubei provincial lockdown; State Council extension of the Spring Festival holiday (Jan. 26-27, 2020) and staggered work resumption (Feb. 2020)Wuhan lockdown noticeWuhan Municipal Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Headquarters (reported by Xinhua)China - Hubei Province / WuhanForeign governmentJan. 23, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTravel and quarantineSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-006QSO-20-13-Hospitals-CAHs (REVISED)Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): FAQs and Considerations for Patient Triage…CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight GroupUnited StatesFederalMar. 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-055Office of the Professions page, 'COVID-19: Executive Orders' (list of the Executive Order 202-series suspensions and modifications of Title VIII licensing law for each profession, with their expiration June 25, 2021; later Executive Order 4-series items with expirations to Feb. 21, 2023)Important Information for Licensees Impacted by COVID-19: Executive Orders affecting Title VIII professions (out-of-State physicians…New York State Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsNew York State Education Department, Office of the Professions; State levelSector regulatorMar. 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-056Office of the Professions page, 'COVID-19' (information for licensees: expiration of the Executive Order 202 series June 25, 2021; telepractice guidance; administering COVID-19 vaccine; volunteers; waivers)Office of the Professions COVID-19 information page for Title VIII licenseesNew York State Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsNew York State Education Department, Office of the Professions; State levelSector regulatorMar. 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-076NDCS 'Coronavirus Health Update' page (as archived Apr. 11, 2020)Inmate visitation suspended (Mar. 16, 2020); Board of Parole COVID-19 update (Mar. 17); Cornhusker State Industries redirected to hand…Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (Director Scott R. Frakes)Nebraska Department of Correctional Services; State levelStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-056Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest HomesOrder restricting visitors at nursing and rest homesCommissioner of Public HealthMassachusettsStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-107LED Bulletin 20-02, Lawful Product Returns for Event Cancellations Attributable to COVID-19 ConcernsBulletin 20-02: Lawful Product Returns For Event Cancellations Attributable to COVID-19 ConcernsColorado Department of Revenue, Liquor Enforcement DivisionColorado (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulatorMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Events and venuesSupply chainOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-082IDOC 'Comprehensive Response to COVID-19' page (as archived Sept. 21, 2020), linking Executive Directive 20-20 (Pandemic Response) and the IDOC and Wexford COVID-19 ProtocolExecutive Directive 20-20 authorizing the Department's Pandemic Preparedness and Response Plan, 'effective immediately and... applicable to…Indiana Department of Correction (Commissioner Robert E. Carter, Jr.)Indiana Department of Correction; State levelStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CT-059DPH Order to nursing home facilities, residential care homes and chronic disease hospitals implementing 30-day visitor restrictionsOrder restricting entrance into nursing homes, residential care homes and chronic disease hospitalsDepartment of Public Health (Commissioner Renee D. Coleman-Mitchell)ConnecticutSector regulatorMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-062Director's Orders limiting access to residential care facilities (assisted living): original order of March 13, 2020; outdoor visitation from June 8, 2020; Amended Order to Permit Access to Ohio's Residential Care Facilities, with Exceptions (March 22, 2021)Residential care facility access orders (chain)Director, Ohio Department of HealthOhioStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission datesCOVID-19 Response Efforts: Rescinded COVID-19 Waivers and Guidance; COVID-19 Immunization Waivers; COVID-19 Waivers and Resolutions for…State of Ohio Board of PharmacyState of Ohio Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulatorOct. 6, 2025Health care ordersSupply chainOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-007City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public SchoolsCity of Boston, MassachusettsCityMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-113ILCC COVID19 Q&A (March 2020)ILCC COVID-19 Q&A on Executive Orders 2020-07 and 2020-10 (bars and restaurants closed to on-premises consumption; to-go and delivery)Illinois Liquor Control CommissionIllinois (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TRIBAL-051Legislative Council Resolution No. 20-094, Authorizing Action for COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyAuthorizing Action for COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (web posting of Mar. 30, 2020 carrying the resolution as an image)Tohono O'odham Legislative CouncilTohono O'odham Nation (Arizona) - tribal legislatureTribalMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationGathering capTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AL-091Order of the Jefferson County Health Officer suspending certain public gatherings (March 16, 2020)First Alabama COVID-19 order: gatherings suspended and restaurants, bars and other establishments closed to on-premises service in Jefferson…Jefferson County Health Officer Mark E. Wilson, M.D.Jefferson County, AlabamaCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AZ-096Suspension of all tourism to Supai and Havasu Canyon, Mar. 16, 2020 to Feb. 1, 2023Havasupai Tribe suspension of all tourism to the reservation (Mar. 16, 2020 - Feb. 1, 2023)Havasupai Tribal CouncilHavasupai TribeTribalMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-002First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFirst Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat (restaurants, taverns…Governor John C. CarneyDelawareStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-054MBTA schedule revisions effective Mar. 17, 2020 (reduced subway, bus, Commuter Rail and ferry service under the COVID-19 emergency)MBTA Announces Schedule Revisions to Take Effect Tuesday, March 17Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (General Manager Steve Poftak)Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Massachusetts; division of MassDOT)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TRIBAL-060Resolution No. C03-66-20 and Executive Order 20-01 (as described in the Tribe's release of Mar. 19, 2020)Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council Takes Action in Response to COVID-19; Authorizes Establishment of the Incident Command SystemPascua Yaqui Tribal Council; Chairman Robert Valencia (release of Mar. 19, 2020)Pascua Yaqui Tribe (Pascua Yaqui Reservation, Pima County, Arizona; Guadalupe) - tribal governmentTribalMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TRIBAL-078Release: The Pascua Yaqui Tribe / Health Department Efforts in Mitigating COVID-19 PandemicRelease of March 17, 2020 (program suspensions; dental emergencies only; Wellness Center closed Mar. 23; tribal-sponsored gatherings of 50…Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Health Department (Executive Director Reuben Howard)Pascua Yaqui Tribe (Arizona) - tribal governmentTribalMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-GA-018ACCG, State Laws Impacting Georgia Counties during the 2020 Public Health Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020; updated Mar. 17, 2020)State Laws Impacting Georgia Counties during the 2020 Public Health EmergencyAssociation County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG), the statewide association of Georgia's 159 county governmentsGeorgiaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-078Release: Mayor Turner Announces Changes to Operating Procedures for City of Houston Bars, Nightclubs and RestaurantsBars and nightclubs closed; dine-in service stopped effective 8 a.m. March 17, 2020Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)City of Houston, TexasCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LAS-023Mayor's order of Mar. 16, 2020 limiting or prohibiting operations of dine-in restaurant service, bars and nightclubs, and gymnasiums open to the general public in RenoCity of Reno closure order for bars, nightclubs, gyms and dine-in restaurants (announced Mar. 16, 2020)Mayor Hillary Schieve (order under RMC 8.34.060 and the Mar. 13, 2020 emergency declaration)City of Reno, NevadaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SFO-019Order of the Health Officer of the County of Santa Clara (shelter in place), Mar. 16, 2020Order directing all individuals living in the County to shelter at their place of residence except to provide or receive certain essential…Health Officer of the County of Santa Clara (Sara H. Cody, M.D.)County of Santa ClaraCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineConfirmed 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