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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-BOS-001	Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of BostonDeclaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston	Boston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves	City of Boston (Suffolk County), MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-100	Bulletin 2020-04Emergency Measures to Address and to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus): implementation of the Governor's telehealth order	Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance	Massachusetts; Division of InsuranceSector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MA-057	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor restrictions)Order requiring hospitals to screen visitors and restrict visitation	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MA-058	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers)Order postponing non-essential elective invasive procedures	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-071	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (March 15, 2020) (elective procedures)Order of the Commissioner of Public Health: Nonessential, Elective Invasive Procedures	Commissioner of Public Health (Department of Public Health), with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043	News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020)Conversion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center into the 1,000-bed Boston Hope care facility	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement)	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center; Hynes Convention Center), Massachusetts (State authority)State	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-052	Order of the Mayor in Conjunction with the Board of Health requiring face coverings in essential businesses and building common areasOrder of the Mayor in Conjunction with the Board of Health (face coverings), April 10, 2020	Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone in conjunction with the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress)	City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-162	Emergency Order requiring face coverings in essential businesses, on employees, in building common areas; retail occupancy limits; ice cream trucks prohibitedAdditional Emergency Order from the Salem Board of Health (April 9, 2020)	Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent)	City of Salem, MassachusettsCity	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-017	Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic	General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law)	MassachusettsState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-155	Town of Brookline COVID-19 page as of May 1, 2020 (banner: 'Face coverings must be worn in public'; links to Voluntary Construction Suspension and Emergency Parking Rules)Brookline COVID-19 information page (brooklinema.gov/covid-19, raw Wayback capture of May 1, 2020)	Town of Brookline	Town of Brookline, MassachusettsCity	May 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureFace-covering requirementOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057	MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (implementing the Governor's Order No. 31)State	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-024	COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places Where Social Distancing Is Not Possible	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MA-016	COVID-19 Order No. 31Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places Where Social Distancing Is Not Possible	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-092	MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6 (posted May 5, 2020)	MBTA (implementing COVID-19 Order No. 31)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-016	COVID-19 Compliance Attestation Poster (English)Compliance attestation poster that every reopening business had to complete, sign and display: 'we have taken the following steps to comply…	Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development with the Department of Labor Standards and the Department of Public Health (Reopening Massachusetts, Phase I package)	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-022	COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-017; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker (with DLS and DPH rules under s. 2)	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-033	Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces (Reopening Massachusetts, May 18, 2020), with the sector-specific workplace safety standards, protocol summaries and checklists issued under Order No. 33 s. 2 (May 2020 to May 2021)Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces: social distancing, hygiene protocols, staffing and operations, cleaning and disinfecting	Department of Labor Standards and Department of Public Health (with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development), under COVID-19 Order No. 33, s. 2	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-017	COVID-19 Order No. 33Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-060	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Urgent Elective Invasive ProceduresPhase I elective-procedure resumption order (attestation required)	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-072	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (May 18, 2020) (resumption of urgent elective invasive procedures by attested providers)Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (Phase 1 reopening of health care)	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-10-046	Sector-Specific Workplace Safety Standards for Manufacturing to Address COVID-19 (Phase I), with checklistSafety Standards and Checklist: Manufacturing (mass.gov, May 18, 2020)	Governor Charles D. Baker; Department of Public Health; Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-076	COVID-19 Order No. 33Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-18-030	Sector-Specific Workplace Safety Standards for Close Contact Personal Services to Address COVID-19 (Mandatory Safety Standards)Safety Standards and Checklist: Close Contact Personal Services	Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development with the Department of Public Health, under COVID-19 Order No. 33	MassachusettsSector regulator	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-020	COVID-19 Order No. 38Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read

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)
Boston Public Health Commission, acting through Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves, Declaration of a Public Health Emergency Relative to COVID-19 in the City of Boston (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-001)
Gary D. Anderson, Commissioner of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-04 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-100)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor restrictions) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-057)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-058)
Commissioner of Public Health (Department of Public Health), with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (March 15, 2020) (elective procedures) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-071)
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement), News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043)
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone in conjunction with the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress), Order of the Mayor in Conjunction with the Board of Health requiring face coverings in essential businesses and building common areas (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-052)
Mayor and Board of Health of the City of Salem (David Greenbaum, Health Agent), Emergency Order requiring face coverings in essential businesses, on employees, in building common areas; retail occupancy limits; ice cream trucks prohibited (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-162)
General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law), Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MA-017)
Town of Brookline, Town of Brookline COVID-19 page as of May 1, 2020 (banner: 'Face coverings must be worn in public'; links to Voluntary Construction Suspension and Emergency Parking Rules) (Ex. MET-BOS-155)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect) (May 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-024)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (Ex. MA-016)
MBTA (implementing COVID-19 Order No. 31), MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols) (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-092)
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development with the Department of Labor Standards and the Department of Public Health (Reopening Massachusetts, Phase I package), COVID-19 Compliance Attestation Poster (English) (May 18, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MA-016)
Governor Charles D. Baker (with DLS and DPH rules under s. 2), COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-017; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-022)
Department of Labor Standards and Department of Public Health (with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development), under COVID-19 Order No. 33, s. 2, Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces (Reopening Massachusetts, May 18, 2020), with the sector-specific workplace safety standards, protocol summaries and checklists issued under Order No. 33 s. 2 (May 2020 to May 2021) (Ex. DUT-MA-033)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-017)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Urgent Elective Invasive Procedures (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-060)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (May 18, 2020) (resumption of urgent elective invasive procedures by attested providers) (Ex. SEC-01-072)
Governor Charles D. Baker; Department of Public Health; Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, Sector-Specific Workplace Safety Standards for Manufacturing to Address COVID-19 (Phase I), with checklist (May 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-10-046)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 33 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-076)
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development with the Department of Public Health, under COVID-19 Order No. 33, Sector-Specific Workplace Safety Standards for Close Contact Personal Services to Address COVID-19 (Mandatory Safety Standards) (May 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-18-030)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 38 (June 6, 2020) (Ex. MA-020)

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