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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-TRADE-BOARDS-031NCEES 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)NCEESAll 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 regulatorMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOtherConfirmed 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 AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission datesCOVID-19 Response Efforts: Rescinded COVID-19 Waivers and Guidance; COVID-19 Immunization Waivers; COVID-19 Waivers and Resolutions for…State of Ohio Board of PharmacyState of Ohio Board of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. MS-059Casino closure directive (March 2020) and reopening standards (May 2020)Closure of licensed casinos and reopening under Gaming Commission and CDC conditions from May 21, 2020Mississippi Gaming Commission (Executive Director Allen Godfrey)MississippiSector regulatorMay 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-033COVID-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 CentersNASBA, AICPA, Prometric and the Boards of AccountancyAll States; National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (with the AICPA and Prometric, on behalf of the 55 boards of accountancy)Sector regulatorMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070Coronavirus 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)NCARBAll States; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (council of the 55 architectural licensing boards; administers the Architect Registration Examination)Sector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-STL-051Executive Order No. 13 (Limits on Places of Public Accommodation)County Executive Order 13 - Limits on Places of Public AccommodationCounty Executive Sam PageSt. Louis County, MissouriCountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsConfirmed 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. 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-CMH-032COTA fare suspension and rear-door boarding (Mar. 19, 2020) and focused service reductions (Mar. 16-23, 2020), as described in COTA's release 'COTA will return to fares beginning January 11' (Dec. 2020)COTA Will Return to Fares Beginning January 11Central Ohio Transit AuthorityCOTA service area (Franklin County and portions of adjoining counties)Sector regulatorMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitTravel and quarantineOtherConfirmed 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. WI-036Emergency Order #6 (March 18, 2020)Child care settings limited to 10 staff and 50 children at a timeAndrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsinStateMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitSchools and child careConfirmed 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. AGY-TRIBAL-084Tribal Council Stay Home order and casino shutdown (March 2020) and phased reopening plan (Apr. 23, 2020 release)Coeur d'Alene Tribe Begins Phased Reopening of the Reservation (Apr. 23, 2020): early Stay Home order and casino shutdown; limited casino…Coeur d'Alene Tribal Council (Chairman Ernie Stensgar); release published by the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel (tribal enterprise)Coeur d'Alene Tribe (Coeur d'Alene Reservation, Benewah and Kootenai Counties, Idaho) - tribal governmentTribalApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-059Fourth Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencyFourth Amended Declaration (Mar. 21, 2020)Mayor Betsy PriceCity of Fort Worth, TexasCityMar. 21, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed 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. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-026OPRD website, 'COVID-19 Impacts: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department closures' (all campgrounds closed; day-use areas, restrooms, trails and boat launches closed in part; limited camping from June 9, 2020), as captured May 31, 2020Oregon State Parks closures (COVID-19 Response)Oregon Parks and Recreation DepartmentOregon Parks and Recreation Department (State agency)StateMay 31, 20202020 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitConfirmed 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

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