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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. 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. MET-HOU-044	Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19Mayor's proclamation of a Local State of Disaster Due to a Public Health Emergency; Rodeo closed; City events cancelled	Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-054	MHSAA Suspends Winter Tournaments Amid COVID-19 Concerns (March 12, 2020)Suspension of all remaining winter tournaments	MHSAA	Michigan High School Athletic Association; State levelState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Events and venues	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. MET-RIV-002	Order of the Public Health Officer Cancelling All Events With Attendance Above 250 Individuals (announced by news release of March 12, 2020)Riverside County public health officer orders large events canceled	Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser	Riverside County, CaliforniaCounty	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	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-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. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-032	News release: NCEES responds to COVID-19 pandemic (April 2020 paper-and-pencil exam administration cancelled; all NCEES meetings Mar. 15-May 2 cancelled)NCEES responds to COVID-19 pandemic	NCEES	All States; NCEESSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesOther	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. MET-RIV-058	Order of the Public Health Officer Cancelling All Gatherings of More Than 10 Persons (March 13, 2020) and Order of the County Public Health Officer of March 16, 2020Gatherings of more than 10 persons cancelled (March 13, 2020)	Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser	Riverside County, CaliforniaCounty	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAC-053	City release of Mar. 12, 2020 announcing the emergency measures adopted at the Mar. 13, 2020 special meeting (local emergency declaration, Resolution 2020-0075; cancellation of special-event permits over 250 persons; eviction prohibition; small business loans)Sacramento City leaders announce emergency measures to help residents and businesses affected by COVID-19	City of Sacramento (Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Council; Director of Emergency Services)	City of Sacramento, CaliforniaCity	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationEvents and venuesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SDF-043	Executive Order declaring a local state of emergency (signed March 13, 2020; presumably No. 2020-001)Declaration of a state of emergency in Louisville Metro; cancellation of all Metro-hosted or Metro-sponsored events	Mayor Greg Fischer	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCity	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationEvents and venues	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-STL-049	Executive Order No. 11 (Further Limits on Crowds)County Executive Order 11 - Further Limits on Crowds	County Executive Sam Page	St. Louis County, MissouriCounty	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-12-002	OMB Memorandum M-20-15Updated Guidance for the National Capital Region on Telework Flexibilities in Response to Coronavirus	Office of Management and Budget	United States (National Capital Region)Federal	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandate	Confirmed from a secondary source

CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, QSO-20-13-Hospitals-CAHs (REVISED) (Mar. 4, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-006)
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)
Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release), Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-044)
MHSAA, MHSAA Suspends Winter Tournaments Amid COVID-19 Concerns (March 12, 2020) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-054)
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)
Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Order of the Public Health Officer Cancelling All Events With Attendance Above 250 Individuals (announced by news release of March 12, 2020) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-002)
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)
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)
NCEES, News release: NCEES responds to COVID-19 pandemic (April 2020 paper-and-pencil exam administration cancelled; all NCEES meetings Mar. 15-May 2 cancelled) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-032)
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)
Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser, Order of the Public Health Officer Cancelling All Gatherings of More Than 10 Persons (March 13, 2020) and Order of the County Public Health Officer of March 16, 2020 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-RIV-058)
City of Sacramento (Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Council; Director of Emergency Services), City release of Mar. 12, 2020 announcing the emergency measures adopted at the Mar. 13, 2020 special meeting (local emergency declaration, Resolution 2020-0075; cancellation of special-event permits over 250 persons; eviction prohibition; small business loans) (Ex. MET-SAC-053)
Mayor Greg Fischer, Executive Order declaring a local state of emergency (signed March 13, 2020; presumably No. 2020-001) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-SDF-043)
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)
County Executive Sam Page, Executive Order No. 11 (Further Limits on Crowds) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-STL-049)
Office of Management and Budget, OMB Memorandum M-20-15 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-002)

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