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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. 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. 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 AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission datesCOVID-19 Response Efforts: Rescinded COVID-19 Waivers and Guidance; COVID-19 Immunization Waivers; COVID-19 Waivers and Resolutions for…State of Ohio Board of PharmacyState of Ohio Board of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. MET-PHX-036Tracker entries: City of Phoenix Mayor's emergency declaration (Mar. 17, 2020); City of Tucson Mayor's proclamations (Mar. 17 and Mar. 30, 2020 entries); Tucson curfew ordinance (Dec. 3, 2020 entry); Maricopa and Pima face-covering rules (June 22, 2020 entry)Arizona State-by-State COVID-19 Guidance (Husch Blackwell)Husch Blackwell LLP, 'Arizona: State-by-State COVID-19 Guidance' tracker (law-firm tracker; capture Feb. 4, 2021)Arizona (metro compilation; secondary source)CountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q4Stay-at-homeBusiness closureFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-117Closure of all Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores at the end of business Mar. 17, 2020 (indefinite); limited online sales resumed Apr. 1, 2020; curbside pickup from Apr. 20, 2020 (under the Governor's Apr. 20 amendment, PA-110); phased store reopening with the county phases from May 8, 2020PLCB store closures and phased reopening (Mar. 17 - June 2020)Pennsylvania Liquor Control BoardPennsylvaniaSector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TRIBAL-086Public Health Emergency declaration (Mar. 18, 2020); Stay-At-Home Orders (first Mar. 23, 2020, extended to July and to the end of August 2020; six orders in total); nightly curfew and travel halt (June 2020), as recounted on the Tribe's COVID-19 Response and Resources pageCOVID-19 Response and Resources: The Local Response to a Global Pandemic (the Hopi Tribe's account of its emergency declaration…The Hopi Tribe (Office of the Chairman; Hopi Emergency Response Team); account by the Hopi Media SpecialistHopi Tribe (Hopi Reservation, Navajo and Coconino Counties, Arizona) - tribal governmentTribalMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationStay-at-homeTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FOR-031Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) Order 2020 [P.U.(A) 87/2020, Mar. 17, 2020] and Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within the Infected Local Areas) Regulations 2020 [P.U.(A) 91/2020, Mar. 18, 2020] - the Movement Control Order (MCO), as reproduced in Malaysian Bar Circular No. 066/2020Movement Control Order regulationsMinister of Health under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342); National Security Council (Movement Control Order)MalaysiaForeign governmentMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-02-036Director's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout OhioNon-essential surgery orderDirector of Health Amy Acton, M.D., Ohio Department of HealthOhioStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CIN-037Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 19, 2020)Mayor declares State of EmergencyMayor Joe MeyerCity of Covington, Kentucky (Kenton County)CityMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-02-068COVID-19 Health Mandate 005Elective medical proceduresGovernor Mike Dunleavy; Commissioner of Health and Social Services; Chief Medical OfficerAlaskaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-078Virginia ABC message to customers and industry partners, March 20, 2020Message to Customers and Industry Partners (March 20, 2020): ABC store operations under COVID-19Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (Chief Executive Officer)Virginia (State alcoholic-beverage regulator and State retailer of distilled spirits)Sector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Supply chainOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-03-028Executive Order 2020-10Postponement of Elective SurgeriesGovernor Douglas A. DuceyArizonaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-106Release, Partnering with the U.S. Defense Industrial Base to Combat COVID-19 (Mar. 22, 2020)Partnering with the U.S. Defense Industrial Base to Combat COVID-19Department of Defense (statement attributed to Lt. Col. Mike Andrews)Department of Defense (Defense Industrial Base)FederalMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-113Executive Order D 2020 009Ordering the Temporary Cessation of All Elective and Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures and Preservation of Personal Protective…Governor Jared PolisColoradoStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-02-031Executive Order No. 20-10Prohibition on elective and non-urgent procedures; conservation of PPE; visitation restrictionsGovernor Kate BrownOregonStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-03-012Executive Order 20-10Conserving personal protective equipment; cancelling non-urgent health care proceduresGovernor Kate BrownOregonStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersSupply chainConfirmed 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. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-044Guidance: Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (Mar. 25, 2020; revised Apr. 2020, May 2020, Sept. 2021; superseded Sept. 5, 2023)Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health EmergencyFood and Drug Administration, CDRHUnited States (federal); Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological HealthFederalMar. 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementSupply chainOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AL-094Tuscaloosa curfew orders of March 2020 (10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. from March 27; 24-hour curfew from 10:00 p.m. March 29 through April 11, 2020)Tuscaloosa 24-hour curfew: residents to leave home only for essential purposes; all non-essential businesses closed; misdemeanor fines up to…Mayor Walt MaddoxCity of Tuscaloosa, AlabamaCityMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AZ-095Executive Order of Mar. 30, 2020 (stay at home; curfew), extended Apr. 17, 2020; curfew removed by EO 2021-02 (Apr. 20, 2021)Tohono O'odham Nation stay-at-home order, curfew and entry restrictionsChairman Ned Norris Jr.Tohono O'odham NationTribalMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FOR-033Directive 16/CT-TTg (Mar. 31, 2020): nationwide social distancing Apr. 1-15, 2020; Ho Chi Minh City under Directive 16 from July 9, 2021; sixteen southern localities under Directive 16 from July 18-19, 2021; factories required to house workers on site ('three on-site') from July 2021; restrictions eased Oct. 1, 2021Vietnam Briefing tracker: Vietnam business operations and the coronavirusPrime Minister of Vietnam (Directive 16/CT-TTg, Mar. 31, 2020); Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and southern provincial People's Committees (July-Sept. 2021), as tracked by Vietnam Briefing (Dezan Shira & Associates)VietnamForeign governmentMar. 31, 20202020 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-NE-033Directed Health Measure Order 2020-009 (statewide) (cross-reference to Ex. NE-008; not re-saved)Directed Health Measure Order 2020-009: the first statewide order and its compliance commandNebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer / Director of Public Health Gary Anthone, M.D.Nebraska (statewide)StateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationOperating conditionConfirmed from a secondary source