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Ex. NC-068NCDHHS letter to hospital and ambulatory surgery center leaders, March 20, 2020Request to suspend all elective and non-urgent procedures and surgeries effective March 23, 2020Secretary of Health and Human Services Mandy CohenNorth CarolinaSector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-01-125NCDHHS Secretary's letter to hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (Mar. 20, 2020) requesting suspension of elective and non-urgent procedures effective Mar. 23, 2020NCDHHS request to suspend elective and non-urgent procedures and surgeriesSecretary of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen (NCDHHS)North CarolinaStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NC-059Executive Order No. 232Directing the Issuance of a Statewide Standing Order to Expand Access to Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for COVID-19Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateSept. 2, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-076N.C. State Fair statement, 'N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020' (fair dates Oct. 15-25, 2020 cancelled; livestock and horse shows held separately under NCDHHS recommendations), as captured Sept. 3, 2020N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020N.C. State Fair, NCDA&CS (Commissioner Steve Troxler)North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, N.C. State Fair (State agency)StateJuly 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NC-030Executive Order No. 220Extension of Executive Order No. 215 (face covering requirements in certain settings)Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateJune 11, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-011N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 130A-248 (Regulation of food and lodging establishments)Regulation of food and lodging establishments: Commission sanitation rules; no operation without a permit; permit conditioned on compliance…General Assembly of North CarolinaNorth CarolinaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-006Session Law 2020-89 (House Bill 118), An Act to Provide Limited Immunity from Liability for Claims Based on Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), enacting G.S. secs. 99E-70 to 99E-72 (COVID-19 Limited Immunity)COVID-19 Limited Immunity: no liability absent gross negligence, willful or wanton conduct or intentional wrongdoing; duty of every person…General Assembly of North Carolina (ratified June 24, 2020; approved by Governor Roy Cooper July 2, 2020)North CarolinaStateJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-017Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd., No. 280PA22 (N.C. Aug. 23, 2024), affirming 284 N.C. App. 665 (2022)Opinion: the June 8, 2020 NCDHHS abatement order closing Ace Speedway as an 'imminent hazard' for hosting gatherings above the EO 141 limit…Supreme Court of North CarolinaNorth CarolinaCourtAug. 23, 2024Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-010City release: 'City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County to Issue Mask Mandate Effective 5pm Today'Charlotte Mask Mandate release and FAQ, Aug. 18, 2021City of Charlotte (news release, Cory Burkarth)City of Charlotte and unincorporated Mecklenburg CountyCityAug. 18, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLT-017Statement from Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles (mask mandate)Mask Mandate Statement, Aug. 16, 2021Mayor Vi Lyles (statement)City of CharlotteCityAug. 16, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLT-019Mecklenburg County Stay at Home Order - Frequently Asked QuestionsStay at Home Order FAQMecklenburg CountyMecklenburg CountyCountyMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homePrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-062Memo 'Face coverings for Durham County' recording the county's face covering requirementFace coverings for Durham County (BOCC work session Apr. 23, 2020)Durham County Board of County Commissioners agenda memo (Apr. 23, 2020, Legistar 20-0158), Covering the Triangle proposalDurham CountyCountyApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-063Minutes recording the Mayor's update: local Stay at Home Order extended through June 1, 2020; Safer at Home Order to follow; face coverings continue; outdoor gatherings limited to 10Durham City Council Work Session Minutes, May 21, 2020Durham City Council (work session minutes, May 21, 2020)City of DurhamCityMay 21, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. NC-003Executive Order No. 118Limiting Operations of Restaurants and Bars and Broadening Unemployment Insurance Benefits in Response to COVID-19Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. NC-005Executive Order No. 121Stay at Home Order and Strategic Directions for North Carolina in Response to Increasing COVID-19 CasesGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. NC-023Executive Order No. 181Implementing a Modified Stay at Home Order and Requiring Night-Time Business ClosuresGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateDec. 8, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. NC-047Statement on providing dental services during the COVID-19 pandemic (April 30, 2020)Statement on providing dental services during the COVID-19 pandemic adopted by the BoardNorth Carolina State Board of Dental ExaminersNorth CarolinaSector regulatorApr. 30, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-012Executive Order No. 138Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 1Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMay 5, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capPrimary source read

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