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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. SEC-01-006	QSO-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 Group	United StatesFederal	Mar. 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care orders	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-HEALTH-BOARDS-055	Office 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 Professions	New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions; State levelSector regulator	Mar. 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-056	Office 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 licensees	New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions	New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions; State levelSector regulator	Mar. 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-290	Press release of March 12, 2020 (Building closed to the public)Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further notice	Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)	Supreme Court of the United StatesCourt	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-056	Order 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 homes	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-082	IDOC '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 levelState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	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. CT-059	DPH 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 hospitals	Department of Public Health (Commissioner Renee D. Coleman-Mitchell)	ConnecticutSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DET-049	Announcements extending the 36th District Court eviction moratorium (Apr. 9, May 7, May 23, June 26 and July 16, 2020)36th District Court Announces Extension of Eviction Moratorium (July 16, 2020) and the preceding extensions	36th District Court (Detroit)	City of Detroit, Michigan (36th District Court)Court	July 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-003	Closure of all 19 Multnomah County Library branches; suspension of in-person jail visits (County facility closures under the emergency)County closes libraries to slow spread of COVID-19, critical health and law enforcement services remain unchanged	Chair Deborah Kafoury; Library Director Vailey Oehlke; Sheriff Mike Reese	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public officesOther	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. MS-058	Emergency Administrative Order (March 13, 2020) and Emergency Administrative Order (March 16, 2020)Emergency administrative orders: courts remain open; judges may postpone trials through May 15, 2020; later orders on interactive equipment…	Supreme Court of Mississippi	MississippiCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-062	Director'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 Health	OhioState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-048	Supreme Court Administrative Directive No. 36Temporary Postponement of Jury Trials	Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by State Court Administrator Patricia Gabel)	VermontCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	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. GA-062	Order Declaring Statewide Judicial EmergencyStatewide judicial emergency (jury trials, grand juries and deadlines suspended)	Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia	GeorgiaCourt	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-018	Declaration of Civil Emergency No. 2020-01 (Mar. 13, 2020, 14:30) and Emergency Order 2020-02 (measures effective Mar. 14, 2020: cancellation of City-permitted events of 250 or more; facility closures; suspension of meetings of 20 or more in City facilities; suspension of non-essential inspections)Vancouver City Manager issues Declaration of Civil Emergency related to COVID-19	City Manager Eric Holmes	City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County)City	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	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. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-057	DPR General Order (Mar. 16, 2020) (COVID-19: Department hearings, deadlines and in-person proceedings; extended by general orders of Apr. 6, Apr. 13 and Apr. 20-27, 2020 and a 21-day extension order)DPR General Order 3 16 2020	IDFPR Division of Professional Regulation	Illinois; IDFPR Division of Professional RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-058	DRE General Order (Mar. 16, 2020) (COVID-19: Division hearings and deadlines; extended by DRE general orders of Apr. 6 and Apr. 21-28, 2020)General Order DRE 3 16 2020	IDFPR Division of Real Estate	Illinois; IDFPR Division of Real EstateSector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-C-058	General Order 20-10 (and General Order 20-20, court operations pursuant to GO 20-12)Court operations in the District of Arizona in response to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)	U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona	United States (D. Ariz.)Court	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-059	Order declaring a judicial emergency for all courts in Clayton County (Mar. 16-Apr. 13, 2020)Clayton County Judicial Circuit order halts jury trials and civil or non-essential matters	Chief Judge Geronda V. Carter, Superior Court of Clayton County	Clayton County, Georgia (Clayton Judicial Circuit)Court	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CHI-057	County Division General Administrative Order 2020-01COVID-19 County Division Procedures	Presiding Judge, County Division, Circuit Court of Cook County	Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, County DivisionCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source

CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, QSO-20-13-Hospitals-CAHs (REVISED) (Mar. 4, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-006)
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)
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, Office 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) (Mar. 7, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-055)
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, Office 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) (Mar. 7, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-056)
Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office), Press release of March 12, 2020 (Building closed to the public) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. FED-290)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest Homes (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MA-056)
Indiana Department of Correction (Commissioner Robert E. Carter, Jr.), IDOC '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 Protocol (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-082)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-26-20 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. CA-004)
Department of Public Health (Commissioner Renee D. Coleman-Mitchell), DPH Order to nursing home facilities, residential care homes and chronic disease hospitals implementing 30-day visitor restrictions (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. CT-059)
36th District Court (Detroit), Announcements extending the 36th District Court eviction moratorium (Apr. 9, May 7, May 23, June 26 and July 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DET-049)
Chair Deborah Kafoury; Library Director Vailey Oehlke; Sheriff Mike Reese, Closure of all 19 Multnomah County Library branches; suspension of in-person jail visits (County facility closures under the emergency) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-003)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order 2020-5 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MI-002)
Supreme Court of Mississippi, Emergency Administrative Order (March 13, 2020) and Emergency Administrative Order (March 16, 2020) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MS-058)
Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director'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) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. OH-062)
Vermont Supreme Court (memo to the bar by State Court Administrator Patricia Gabel), Supreme Court Administrative Directive No. 36 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. VT-048)
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)
Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia, Order Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. GA-062)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Declaration of Civil Emergency No. 2020-01 (Mar. 13, 2020, 14:30) and Emergency Order 2020-02 (measures effective Mar. 14, 2020: cancellation of City-permitted events of 250 or more; facility closures; suspension of meetings of 20 or more in City facilities; suspension of non-essential inspections) (Ex. MET-PDX-018)
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)
IDFPR Division of Professional Regulation, DPR General Order (Mar. 16, 2020) (COVID-19: Department hearings, deadlines and in-person proceedings; extended by general orders of Apr. 6, Apr. 13 and Apr. 20-27, 2020 and a 21-day extension order) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-057)
IDFPR Division of Real Estate, DRE General Order (Mar. 16, 2020) (COVID-19: Division hearings and deadlines; extended by DRE general orders of Apr. 6 and Apr. 21-28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-058)
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, General Order 20-10 (and General Order 20-20, court operations pursuant to GO 20-12) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-058)
Chief Judge Geronda V. Carter, Superior Court of Clayton County, Order declaring a judicial emergency for all courts in Clayton County (Mar. 16-Apr. 13, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-ATL-059)
Presiding Judge, County Division, Circuit Court of Cook County, County Division General Administrative Order 2020-01 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-CHI-057)

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