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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-PHL-002	Emergency Order No. 1 (Prohibition on Non-Essential Businesses)Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Operation of Non-Essential Businesses to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-066	Release: Freeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden CountyFreeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden County (Mar. 16, 2020)	Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.)	Camden County, New JerseyCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careCourts and public offices	Primary source read
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
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-065	Coronavirus - Child Care page (archived Apr. 2, 2020): list of child care providers 'approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency' for personnel in life-sustaining positionsChild Care Centers - providers approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency	Pennsylvania DHS / OCDEL	Pennsylvania; Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (child-care licensing)Sector regulator	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-081	Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the SpreadGov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect	Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child careAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. PA-083	DHS Coronavirus - Child Care page: list of child care providers approved by waiver to operate during the closure (archived Mar. 29, 2020)Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Child Care (Child Care Centers approved to operate)	Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL)	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Mar. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-003	Emergency Order No. 2 (Business Activity and Stay at Home Order)Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Operation of Non-Essential Businesses and Congregation of Persons to Prevent the Spread of 2019…	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health as an emergency regulation Mar. 26, 2020 (effective Mar. 27, 2020)	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-005	Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at Home	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-074	Act 13 of 2020 - Public School Code amendments: pandemic of 2020 (school closures, 180-day waiver, continuity of education, employee pay)Public School Code of 1949 - Rating System, Persons to be Suspended, Revised Rating System and Pandemic of 2020	General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Mar. 27, 2020	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-21-012	Act 13 of 2020 (Act of Mar. 27, 2020, P.L. 62, No. 13)Public School Code of 1949 - Rating System, Persons To Be Suspended, Revised Rating System and Pandemic of 2020 (section 1501.8: closure of…	Pennsylvania General Assembly (Senate Bill 751); approved by Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-068	Extension of the state of emergency (county offices closed indefinitely)Freeholder Board Extends State of Emergency in Camden County (Mar. 28, 2020)	Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Jonathan Young)	Camden County, New JerseyCounty	Mar. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateSchools and child careCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. PA-006	Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (statewide)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at Home	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-070	Preliminary Guidance for Phased Reopening of Pre-K to 12 Schools (June 3, 2020) requiring a board-approved Health and Safety Plan before any school entity reopensRequirement that every school entity adopt and post a Health and Safety Plan approved by its governing body, consistent with the Secretary…	Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary Pedro A. Rivera; Acting Secretary Noe Ortega)	Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary of Education); State levelState	June 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-020	Updated Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings (Nov. 17, 2020), sec. 4(A) (Business and School Entity Obligations)Updated Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-010	Fall/Winter Order ('Safer at Home' restrictions)Emergency Order Concerning Additional Limitations on Visiting, Gatherings, Events and Businesses for Fall/Winter 2020-21, Establishing…	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Nov. 16, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-088	Board of Health order requiring all public and private K-12 schools in Montgomery County to provide virtual-only instruction and suspending extracurricular activities and sportsMontgomery County Board of Health order: all K-12 schools virtual, Nov. 23 - Dec. 6, 2020	Montgomery County Board of Health (Chair Michael Laign), unanimous vote of Nov. 13, 2020	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Board of Health)County	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-071	Order of the Secretary Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety ProtocolsOrder of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community…	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-073	Order of the Governor Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety ProtocolsOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community…	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-028	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Limited-Time Targeted MitigationOrder of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Limited-Time Targeted Mitigation	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. PA-079	Order of the Governor Directing Limited-Time Targeted MitigationOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Limited-Time Targeted Mitigation	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-011	Amended Fall/Winter OrderAmended Emergency Order Concerning Additional Limitations on Visiting, Gatherings, Events, and Businesses for Fall-Winter 2020-21	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted as an emergency Board of Health regulation Jan. 6, 2021	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Dec. 30, 2020	2021 Q1	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-037	Order Amending the November 23, 2020 Order Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety Protocols (expiry May 31, 2021)Order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Amending the November 23, 2020 Order of the Secretary of the…	Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam	PennsylvaniaState	May 13, 2021	2021 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-016	Further Reopening OrderEmergency Order Establishing Safety Measures for Further Reopening to Prevent the Spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Mayor James F. Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	May 20, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-018	Full Reopening OrderEmergency Order Establishing Safety Measures for Full Reopening to Prevent the Spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Mayor James F. Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health July 15, 2021 as the Second Consolidated and Restated Supplemental Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 (effective July 16, 2021)	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	June 15, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-080	2021-2022 School Reopening Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions2021-2022 School Reopening Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions (Aug. 15, 2021)	Bucks County Department of Health (David C. Damsker, M.D., M.P.H., Director) with the County Commissioners	Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Department of Health)County	Aug. 15, 2021	2021 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read

Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Emergency Order No. 1 (Prohibition on Non-Essential Businesses) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-002)
Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.), Release: Freeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden County (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-066)
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)
Pennsylvania DHS / OCDEL, Coronavirus - Child Care page (archived Apr. 2, 2020): list of child care providers 'approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency' for personnel in life-sustaining positions (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-065)
Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release), Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the Spread (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. PA-081)
Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), DHS Coronavirus - Child Care page: list of child care providers approved by waiver to operate during the closure (archived Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. PA-083)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health as an emergency regulation Mar. 26, 2020 (effective Mar. 27, 2020), Emergency Order No. 2 (Business Activity and Stay at Home Order) (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-003)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. PA-005)
General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf Mar. 27, 2020, Act 13 of 2020 - Public School Code amendments: pandemic of 2020 (school closures, 180-day waiver, continuity of education, employee pay) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. PA-074)
Pennsylvania General Assembly (Senate Bill 751); approved by Governor Tom Wolf, Act 13 of 2020 (Act of Mar. 27, 2020, P.L. 62, No. 13) (Ex. SEC-21-012)
Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Jonathan Young), Extension of the state of emergency (county offices closed indefinitely) (Mar. 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-068)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (statewide) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. PA-006)
Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary Pedro A. Rivera; Acting Secretary Noe Ortega), Preliminary Guidance for Phased Reopening of Pre-K to 12 Schools (June 3, 2020) requiring a board-approved Health and Safety Plan before any school entity reopens (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-070)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Updated Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring Universal Face Coverings (Nov. 17, 2020), sec. 4(A) (Business and School Entity Obligations) (Ex. PA-020)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Fall/Winter Order ('Safer at Home' restrictions) (Nov. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-010)
Montgomery County Board of Health (Chair Michael Laign), unanimous vote of Nov. 13, 2020, Board of Health order requiring all public and private K-12 schools in Montgomery County to provide virtual-only instruction and suspending extracurricular activities and sports (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-088)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Order of the Secretary Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety Protocols (Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. PA-071)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety Protocols (Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. PA-073)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Limited-Time Targeted Mitigation (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. PA-028)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Directing Limited-Time Targeted Mitigation (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. PA-079)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted as an emergency Board of Health regulation Jan. 6, 2021, Amended Fall/Winter Order (Dec. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-011)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam, Order Amending the November 23, 2020 Order Directing Public School Entities in Counties with Substantial Community Transmission to Attest to Health and Safety Protocols (expiry May 31, 2021) (May 13, 2021) (Ex. PA-037)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPH, Further Reopening Order (May 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHL-016)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health July 15, 2021 as the Second Consolidated and Restated Supplemental Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 (effective July 16, 2021), Full Reopening Order (June 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHL-018)
Bucks County Department of Health (David C. Damsker, M.D., M.P.H., Director) with the County Commissioners, 2021-2022 School Reopening Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions (Aug. 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHL-080)

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