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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. FOR-023	Notice 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 notice	Wuhan Municipal Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Headquarters (reported by Xinhua)	China - Hubei Province / WuhanForeign government	Jan. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTravel and quarantineSupply chain	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-050	Education Week, 'Map: Coronavirus and School Closures in 2019-2020' (Mar. 6, 2020; updated Oct. 13, 2021)Map: Coronavirus and School Closures in 2019-2020 (at their peak the closures affected at least 55.1 million students in 124,000 U.S. public…	Education Week (secondary source)	United States (all States)Other	Mar. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-076	NDCS '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 levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-107	LED 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 Concerns	Colorado Department of Revenue, Liquor Enforcement Division	Colorado (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Events and venuesSupply chainOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-031	NCEES COVID-19 exam administration updates (chronology: April 2020 pencil-and-paper exams cancelled; Pearson VUE capacity limits through 2021; masks required at Pearson VUE centers from Dec. 1, 2021)Latest Information on COVID-19 Response (NCEES)	NCEES	All States; National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (the council of the State engineering and surveying licensing boards, which administers the FE, PE, FS and PS examinations for every board)Sector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. CA-004	Executive Order N-26-20Executive Order N-26-20 (school closures: continued funding and distance learning)	Governor Gavin Newsom	CaliforniaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-002	Executive Order 2020-5Temporary prohibition on large assemblages and events, temporary school closures	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	MichiganState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015	Board 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 Pharmacy	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulator	Oct. 6, 2025		Health care ordersSupply chainOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-007	City 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 Schools	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-062	UIL COVID-19 Information: suspension of all UIL sanctioned contests (March 13-19, 2020) and cancellation of spring activities (April 17, 2020)Suspension and then cancellation of all UIL athletic and academic contests for spring 2020 following GA-08 and GA-16	University Interscholastic League (Executive Director Charles Breithaupt)	University Interscholastic League (a part of The University of Texas at Austin, Tex. Educ. Code s. 33.083); State levelState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-NYC-049	Mayor's press release No. 151-20, 'New York City to Close All School Buildings and Transition to Remote Learning' (Mar. 15, 2020)Closure of all New York City public school buildings effective March 16, 2020; remote learning from March 23, 2020	Mayor Bill de Blasio (announcement); New York City Department of Education (implementation)	New York City (Department of Education)City	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-059	Orders 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, 2020	Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser	Riverside County, CaliforniaCounty	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-045	JCPS 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 Pollio	Jefferson County, Kentucky (Jefferson County Public Schools)County	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-047	FCPS 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 / Superintendent	Fayette County, Kentucky (Fayette County Public Schools)County	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-059	Casino closure directive (March 2020) and reopening standards (May 2020)Closure of licensed casinos and reopening under Gaming Commission and CDC conditions from May 21, 2020	Mississippi Gaming Commission (Executive Director Allen Godfrey)	MississippiSector regulator	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NM-077	K-12 public school closure (Mar. 13, 2020, effective Mar. 16 through Apr. 3; extended Mar. 27, 2020 through the end of the 2019-20 school year) and PED 'Reentry Guidance' (June 20, 2020) and 'COVID-19 Response Toolkit for New Mexico's Public Schools' (2021-22)School closure orders and PED reentry instruments	Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham; Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart	New MexicoState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-001A	Declaration of Emergency Directive 001Closure of all schools	Governor Steve Sisolak	NevadaState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-119	Statewide closure of all K-12 schools announced Mar. 13, 2020 (effective Mar. 16 for ten business days), extended Mar. 23 and Mar. 30, 2020, and made permanent for the 2019-2020 school year Apr. 9, 2020Statewide K-12 school closure (Mar. 13 - end of the 2019-2020 school year)	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-037	State Board of Education order of March 16, 2020 (emergency meeting) closing all accredited public schools March 17 through April 6, 2020Statewide closure of accredited public schools from March 17 to April 6, 2020 (extracurricular activities included)	Oklahoma State Board of Education	Oklahoma State Board of Education; State levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-056	Joint Statement on pay and work during the statewide school closure (March 17, 2020; updated March 27, 2020)Joint statement that school employees continue to be paid during the closure and that work during Act of God and Remote Learning Days is by…	Office of Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Illinois Association of School Administrators, Illinois Principals Association	Illinois State Board of Education with the Office of the Governor and the statewide education associations; State levelState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child careOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-033	COVID-19 Update: Prometric Extends Closure of Testing Centers (U.S. and Canada test centers closed through Apr. 30, 2020; Notices to Schedule expiring Apr. 1-June 30, 2020 extended to Sept. 30, 2020; conditional-credit extensions recommended to boards)Covid-19 Update: Prometric Extends Closure of Testing Centers	NASBA, AICPA, Prometric and the Boards of Accountancy	All States; National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (with the AICPA and Prometric, on behalf of the 55 boards of accountancy)Sector regulator	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-054	Division of Professional Regulation Variances (Mar. 20, 2020; 13 pages): renewal extension, CE extension, live-attendance waiver, massage-school and cosmetology-school online instructionDPR Variances (Mar. 20, 2020)	IDFPR Division of Professional Regulation	Illinois; IDFPR Division of Professional RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070	Coronavirus Update - ARE 5.0 (chronology from March 2020: Prometric test centers closed; ARE appointments cancelled; seat credits; masks required at test centers; online proctoring launched Nov. 16, 2020; continued closures and short-notice cancellations into 2021)Coronavirus Update--ARE 5.0 (updated Feb. 3-4, 2021)	NCARB	All States; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (council of the 55 architectural licensing boards; administers the Architect Registration Examination)Sector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-127	COVID-19 Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020), Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsTemporary closure of all public and private elementary and secondary schools, March 17 - April 6, 2020	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-STL-051	Executive Order No. 13 (Limits on Places of Public Accommodation)County Executive Order 13 - Limits on Places of Public Accommodation	County Executive Sam Page	St. Louis County, MissouriCounty	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source

Wuhan Municipal Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Headquarters (reported by Xinhua), Notice 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) (Ex. FOR-023)
Education Week (secondary source), Education Week, 'Map: Coronavirus and School Closures in 2019-2020' (Mar. 6, 2020; updated Oct. 13, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-050)
Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (Director Scott R. Frakes), NDCS 'Coronavirus Health Update' page (as archived Apr. 11, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-076)
Colorado Department of Revenue, Liquor Enforcement Division, LED Bulletin 20-02, Lawful Product Returns for Event Cancellations Attributable to COVID-19 Concerns (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-107)
NCEES, NCEES COVID-19 exam administration updates (chronology: April 2020 pencil-and-paper exams cancelled; Pearson VUE capacity limits through 2021; masks required at Pearson VUE centers from Dec. 1, 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-031)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-26-20 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. CA-004)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order 2020-5 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MI-002)
State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Board 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 dates (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools, City 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 clubs (Ex. MET-BOS-007)
University Interscholastic League (Executive Director Charles Breithaupt), UIL COVID-19 Information: suspension of all UIL sanctioned contests (March 13-19, 2020) and cancellation of spring activities (April 17, 2020) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-062)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (announcement); New York City Department of Education (implementation), Mayor's press release No. 151-20, 'New York City to Close All School Buildings and Transition to Remote Learning' (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-049)
Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Orders 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) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-059)
Jefferson County Board of Education / Superintendent Marty Pollio, JCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-045)
Fayette County Board of Education / Superintendent, FCPS school closure and remote-instruction decisions, 2020-21 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-047)
Mississippi Gaming Commission (Executive Director Allen Godfrey), Casino closure directive (March 2020) and reopening standards (May 2020) (May 15, 2020) (Ex. MS-059)
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham; Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart, K-12 public school closure (Mar. 13, 2020, effective Mar. 16 through Apr. 3; extended Mar. 27, 2020 through the end of the 2019-20 school year) and PED 'Reentry Guidance' (June 20, 2020) and 'COVID-19 Response Toolkit for New Mexico's Public Schools' (2021-22) (Ex. NM-077)
Governor Steve Sisolak, Declaration of Emergency Directive 001 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. NV-001A)
Governor Tom Wolf, Statewide closure of all K-12 schools announced Mar. 13, 2020 (effective Mar. 16 for ten business days), extended Mar. 23 and Mar. 30, 2020, and made permanent for the 2019-2020 school year Apr. 9, 2020 (Ex. PA-119)
Oklahoma State Board of Education, State Board of Education order of March 16, 2020 (emergency meeting) closing all accredited public schools March 17 through April 6, 2020 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-037)
Office of Governor JB Pritzker, Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Illinois Association of School Administrators, Illinois Principals Association, Joint Statement on pay and work during the statewide school closure (March 17, 2020; updated March 27, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-056)
NASBA, AICPA, Prometric and the Boards of Accountancy, COVID-19 Update: Prometric Extends Closure of Testing Centers (U.S. and Canada test centers closed through Apr. 30, 2020; Notices to Schedule expiring Apr. 1-June 30, 2020 extended to Sept. 30, 2020; conditional-credit extensions recommended to boards) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-033)
IDFPR Division of Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation Variances (Mar. 20, 2020; 13 pages): renewal extension, CE extension, live-attendance waiver, massage-school and cosmetology-school online instruction (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-054)
NCARB, Coronavirus Update - ARE 5.0 (chronology from March 2020: Prometric test centers closed; ARE appointments cancelled; seat credits; masks required at test centers; online proctoring launched Nov. 16, 2020; continued closures and short-notice cancellations into 2021) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020), Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools (Ex. ECO-B-127)
County Executive Sam Page, Executive Order No. 13 (Limits on Places of Public Accommodation) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-STL-051)

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