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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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. MT-085	County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021)Lewis and Clark County COVID-19 emergency declaration and public health rules	Lewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health Officer	Lewis and Clark County (Helena), MontanaCounty	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirement	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. 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-MKE-052	Milwaukee County COVID-19 County Policies and Procedures: Administrative Orders 20-3 (Telework, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-4 (Social Distancing, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-7v8 (response to confirmed cases, 8/19/2021), 20-13v10 (Service Risk and Re-Opening Requirements, eff. 7/1/2021), 20-14v7 (Universal Face Mask Policy, eff. 8/2/2021), 20-17v4 (Health Screening, eff. 7/15/2021), 21-1v3 (Expanded Paid Sick Leave, eff. 5/2/2021), 21-3v2 (Vaccine Mandate, eff. 10/8/2021)Milwaukee County Administrative Orders on COVID-19 (index page as captured Nov. 23, 2021)	Milwaukee County Executive (Administrative Orders of the County Executive and Department of Administrative Services)	Milwaukee County, WisconsinCounty	Mar. 16, 2020		Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	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-PHL-043	Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021)Haverford Township building-access and employee mask rules, 2020-2021	Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners)	Township of Haverford (Havertown), Delaware County, PennsylvaniaCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	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. 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

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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order 2020-5 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MI-002)
Lewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health Officer, County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MT-085)
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)
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)
Milwaukee County Executive (Administrative Orders of the County Executive and Department of Administrative Services), Milwaukee County COVID-19 County Policies and Procedures: Administrative Orders 20-3 (Telework, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-4 (Social Distancing, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-7v8 (response to confirmed cases, 8/19/2021), 20-13v10 (Service Risk and Re-Opening Requirements, eff. 7/1/2021), 20-14v7 (Universal Face Mask Policy, eff. 8/2/2021), 20-17v4 (Health Screening, eff. 7/15/2021), 21-1v3 (Expanded Paid Sick Leave, eff. 5/2/2021), 21-3v2 (Vaccine Mandate, eff. 10/8/2021) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-052)
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)
Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners), Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHL-043)
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)
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)

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