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The Philadelphia file holds 80 instruments from the counties, cities, health officers, courts and transit authorities of the area, 72 of them with the exhibit file held by The COVID Project. The statewide orders that ran over the same ground are in the Pennsylvania file and the New Jersey file.

Code PHLStates Pennsylvania, New JerseyFirst closure or stay-at-home order Mar. 16, 2020 Ex. MET-PHL-002Orders reaching 2021 Q3 30Primary source read 61 Confirmed from a secondary source 19
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The record in brief

ScopeCity of Philadelphia (Mayor's and Health Commissioner's joint emergency orders under Philadelphia Code sections 6-205 and 6-206 and the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955, 35 P.S. section 521.1 et seq.; Board of Health emergency regulations under Home Rule Charter section 8-407; City Council ordinances; Chief Administrative Officer and Procurement notices; Department of Public Health Health Alerts); the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas and Municipal Court of Philadelphia) administrative orders; the Counties of Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware and Chester (commissioners' and council declarations, boards of health, county health departments, courts of common pleas of the 38th, 7th, 32nd and 15th Judicial Districts); Camden County, New Jersey (Freeholder Board proclamation and declarations) with New Jersey Executive Order No. 108's preemption of local orders; the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and the Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO). Statewide instruments of Pennsylvania and New Jersey are cited by name and date only.

Philadelphia ran the most continuous local regime in Pennsylvania and one of the longest in the country: the City issued penalty-backed emergency orders and Board of Health regulations without interruption from March 12, 2020 through the end of the third quarter of 2021 and beyond. The run-up to the second quarter of 2020 began with the Health Commissioner's March 12, 2020 order prohibiting gatherings of 1,000 or more (Ex. MET-PHL-001), the Mayor's and Commissioner's March 17, 2020 Order No. 1 closing every non-essential place of business at 5:00 p.m. on March 16 and prohibiting office-based businesses from operating with personnel in the office (Ex. MET-PHL-002), and Order No. 2 of March 22, 2020, effective 8:00 a.m. March 23 'indefinitely', which closed non-essential businesses, confined businesses required to suspend physical operations to 'essential on-site personnel to maintain critical functions', prohibited 'all public and private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household', and ordered that 'All Philadelphia residents shall remain home' except for enumerated Essential Personal Activities (Ex. MET-PHL-003). The Board of Health adopted Order No. 2 as an emergency regulation on March 26, 2020 (effective March 27) and on April 29, 2020 adopted the fines regulation (up to $2,000 per violation for businesses and $500 for individuals) that every later order incorporates (Ex. MET-PHL-070). Construction in the City was prohibited by Order No. 2 until the April 29, 2020 Construction Authorization allowed permitted projects to resume at 7:00 a.m. on May 1, 2020 under worker-density caps and a Site Safety Manager requirement (Ex. MET-PHL-023), expanded May 15 and May 26, 2020 (Exs. MET-PHL-024, 025). The Governor's March 23, 2020 stay-at-home order for Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties and his March 19, 2020 closure orders ran in parallel (State instruments). The First Judicial District closed every court and related office from March 17, 2020 (Ex. MET-PHL-048), declared a judicial emergency the same day (Ex. MET-PHL-050), stayed residential writs of possession from March 16 (Ex. MET-PHL-049), and by its amended Order 33 of 2020 suspended all civil and criminal jury trials through September 8, 2020 and cancelled every in-person trial, hearing and conference through July 6, 2020 (Ex. MET-PHL-052). Bucks County's Court of Common Pleas suspended all trials, postponed April sheriff sales and suspended writs of possession by Emergency Order 2020-01 (Ex. MET-PHL-047); Delaware County's 32nd Judicial District declared a judicial emergency that its President Judge extended six times into 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-075) and set aside only on August 12, 2021. SEPTA cut to a 'Lifeline Service Schedule' on April 9, 2020 with closed stations and police controlling access for essential travel (Ex. MET-PHL-040) and required face coverings of every rider from June 8, 2020 (Ex. MET-PHL-041); PATCO ran a modified schedule with four stations closed from March 28, 2020 (Ex. MET-PHL-082). Across the river, Camden County's Freeholder Director proclaimed a local emergency on March 14, 2020 (Ex. MET-PHL-079), sent every nonessential county employee home and closed county libraries, schools and agencies from March 16 (Ex. MET-PHL-066), banned playgrounds and self-service food and beverage in convenience and grocery stores on March 18 (Ex. MET-PHL-067), and extended the closure of county offices indefinitely on March 28, 2020 (Ex. MET-PHL-068); Governor Murphy's Executive Order No. 108 of March 21, 2020 then invalidated every county and municipal COVID-19 restriction that conflicted with Executive Order No. 107 and barred new ones, so that from 9:00 p.m. on March 21, 2020 the operative business restrictions in Camden County were the State's. Philadelphia moved to the Yellow Phase on June 5, 2020 by an order that suspended the stay-at-home directive but required businesses that had operated remotely to 'continue to conduct such operations remotely', imposed universal masking of employees and customers, employer reporting of positive cases, four-hourly disinfection and an office density cap of 5 persons per 1,000 square feet (Ex. MET-PHL-005); the City then withheld indoor dining, gyms and theaters after the suburban counties entered the Commonwealth's Green Phase on June 26, 2020, adopting a 'Modified Green Phase' on July 3 with indoor gatherings capped at 25 and outdoor at 50 (Ex. MET-PHL-007), reopening gyms July 20 (Ex. MET-PHL-029) and indoor dining only on September 8, 2020 at 25 percent of fire-code occupancy (Ex. MET-PHL-008), raised to 50 percent for certified establishments on October 2 (Ex. MET-PHL-033). The June 26, 2020 face-covering order (Ex. MET-PHL-006) never lapsed. The fall re-tightening came by the Fall/Winter Order of November 16, 2020, effective 5:00 p.m. November 20: indoor dining, gyms, museums, libraries and theaters closed, all indoor gatherings across households prohibited, high schools and colleges moved online, office work 'must generally continue to be conducted remotely' at 5 persons per 1,000 square feet, and the owner of every business made liable for occupants' non-compliance (Ex. MET-PHL-010), extended to January 15, 2021 with a rewritten telework mandate ('Reduced efficiency... does not constitute impossibility') (Ex. MET-PHL-011). The Restated and Consolidated Order of January 15, 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-012) and the Spring 2021 Order of February 27, 2021 with its amendments (Exs. MET-PHL-013, 014, 015, 063) carried mandatory telework, office density of 2 persons per 1,000 square feet, indoor dining at 25 percent with parties of four, a bar-service prohibition, and masks regardless of vaccination status through May 20, 2021; the Further Reopening Order of May 20 kept masks and the sector rules to June 10, 2021 (Exs. MET-PHL-016, 017). Montgomery County's Board of Health ordered every public and private K-12 school in the county to virtual instruction from November 23 to December 6, 2020. General business restrictions in the City ended at 11:59 p.m. on June 10, 2021 by the Full Reopening Order (Ex. MET-PHL-018), but that order, which the Board of Health adopted as the Second Consolidated and Restated Supplemental Emergency Regulation effective July 16, 2021 (recited in Ex. MET-PHL-020), remained in force for the whole of the third quarter of 2021 and bound 'All businesses that are operating within the City of Philadelphia' to masks regardless of vaccination status at healthcare institutions, congregate facilities, schools and child care and on public transportation, to a contact-tracing duty, to mandatory isolation of infected workers and quarantine of unvaccinated close contacts, to owner liability and to inspection 'as a condition of operation'. The Delta wave brought the August 11, 2021 amendment, effective 12:01 a.m. August 12, requiring masks in 'Any indoor setting' regardless of vaccination status unless the business verified the vaccination of everyone present, and at outdoor events of 1,000 or more (Ex. MET-PHL-019), which the Board of Health adopted on August 13 while denying grocery stores, pharmacies and doctors' offices the vaccinated-only exception (Ex. MET-PHL-020); the Board's Emergency Regulation Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and in Higher Education, adopted August 12 and effective August 16, 2021, which bound every 'Healthcare Institution' that 'employs, coordinates, or otherwise engages the services of Covered Healthcare Personnel in the City' to documentation, exemption, testing and inspection duties at once and to an employment bar from October 15, 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-021), construed by the Department's Health Alert of August 25, 2021 to reach home health agencies and aides (Ex. MET-PHL-022); and the City's September 14, 2021 notice requiring every contractor, vendor and service provider to certify staff vaccination status, keep proof on file and double-mask unvaccinated staff, on pain of breach of contract (Ex. MET-PHL-065). The First Judicial District's residential eviction moratorium ran through October 3, 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-060), its stay of Sheriff's mortgage-foreclosure and tax sales ran to September 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-056), and on September 24, 2021 its Administrative Governing Board entered a further Judicial Emergency order (Ex. MET-PHL-059). Montgomery County required masks in all county buildings from August 16, 2021; Bucks County's Health Department issued only advisory school guidance on August 15, 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-080); Delaware County passed from the Chester County Health Department's jurisdiction to the Pennsylvania Department of Health on August 1, 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-045). Pennsylvania never barred local orders: the General Assembly's H.R. 106 (June 10, 2021) ended the Governor's disaster emergency and left Philadelphia's Board of Health regime untouched. New Jersey did bar them, by Executive Order No. 108 from March 21, 2020, so that Camden County's regime after that date is the State's, cited by name and date.

The six quarters

What the record shows in force in Philadelphia on the first day and the last day of each quarter. Every exhibit named here opens its record. The orders of March 13 to 31, 2020 belong to the second quarter of 2020, because wages paid after March 12, 2020 fall in that quarter.

QuarterFirst dayLast day
2020 Q2Second quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →Philadelphia Order No. 2 in force (non-essential businesses closed; gatherings outside a household prohibited; all residents ordered to remain home; adopted as a Board of Health regulation Mar. 27) (Ex. MET-PHL-003); construction prohibited until May 1 (Ex. MET-PHL-023); Governor's stay-at-home order for the five Pennsylvania counties (Mar. 23) and closure orders (Mar. 19) (State); First Judicial District courts closed and judicial emergency declared (Exs. MET-PHL-048, 049, 050); Bucks County court Emergency Order 2020-01 (Ex. MET-PHL-047); Delaware County judicial emergency (Ex. MET-PHL-075 chain); Camden County local emergency: county offices closed, nonessential staff at home, sheriff sales and evictions halted (Exs. MET-PHL-066, 067, 068, 079); NJ EO 107 stay-at-home and EO 108 preemption (State).Philadelphia Yellow Phase Order in force since June 5 (stay-at-home suspended; remote operations must continue; universal masking; office density 5 per 1,000 sq. ft.; indoor dining, gyms and theaters closed) (Ex. MET-PHL-005), outdoor dining permitted (Ex. MET-PHL-026), pools, Zoo and personal care at 50 percent by appointment from June 26 (Ex. MET-PHL-027), face-covering order (Ex. MET-PHL-006), fines regulation (Ex. MET-PHL-070); the four suburban counties in the Commonwealth's Green Phase from June 26 (State); FJD jury trials suspended through Sept. 8 and residential writs stayed (Ex. MET-PHL-052); SEPTA masks from June 8 (Ex. MET-PHL-041); Delaware County Government Center reopened June 29 with screening and masks (Ex. MET-PHL-042); Camden County offices closed indefinitely (Ex. MET-PHL-068).
2020 Q3Third quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →Philadelphia Yellow Phase Order and its June amendments; Modified Green Phase Order of July 3 (indoor gatherings capped at 25, outdoor at 50; indoor dining prohibited) (Ex. MET-PHL-007); face-covering order (Ex. MET-PHL-006); Commonwealth universal face-covering order of July 1 (State); FJD jury trials suspended (Ex. MET-PHL-052); SEPTA masks (Ex. MET-PHL-041); Camden County offices closed (Ex. MET-PHL-068).Indoor dining at 25 percent of fire-code occupancy from Sept. 8 (Ex. MET-PHL-008); gyms open under the July 20 amendment (Ex. MET-PHL-029); Supplemental Gatherings Order of Sept. 21 (Ex. MET-PHL-032); face-covering order; Yellow Phase business safety rules; LTCF order rescinded Sept. 23 (Ex. MET-PHL-009); Bill No. 200328 employee protections (Ex. MET-PHL-028); FJD residential eviction moratorium under the CDC order (Ex. MET-PHL-053); Commonwealth targeted-mitigation orders of July 15 as amended Sept. 21 (State).
2020 Q4Fourth quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →As on Sept. 30; indoor dining to 50 percent for Open & Certified establishments effective Oct. 2 (Ex. MET-PHL-033); gathering-size amendment of Oct. 15 (Ex. MET-PHL-034).Fall/Winter Order (effective Nov. 20) as amended Dec. 30 and extended to Jan. 15, 2021: indoor dining, gyms, museums, libraries and theaters closed; all indoor gatherings across households prohibited; telework mandated for every function that can be performed remotely; office density 5 per 1,000 sq. ft.; high schools and colleges online; masks whenever in the company of another household; owner liability (Exs. MET-PHL-010, 011); Second and Third Supplemental Gatherings Orders (Exs. MET-PHL-035, 036); FJD eviction moratorium extended (Orders 65, 69 and 70 of 2020, court index); Delaware County courts under the Nov. 12, 2020 Emergency Revised Scheduling and Operational Protocols with sheriff and tax sales postponed (court index); Commonwealth Nov. 23 mitigation and telework orders and Dec. 12 limited-time order (State).
2021 Q1First quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →Amended Fall/Winter Order in force to Jan. 15, 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-011); FJD criminal jury trials deferred to Mar. 1 (Ex. MET-PHL-054); Commonwealth limited-time order to Jan. 4 (State); Camden County offices closed (county); NJ EO 192 and EO 196 (State).Spring 2021 Safer at Home Order (effective Mar. 1) as amended Mar. 5 and Mar. 31: office density 2 per 1,000 sq. ft.; indoor dining 25 percent (50 with certified ventilation), parties of four, bar service prohibited; gyms, theaters and catered events under density caps; masks regardless of vaccination status (Exs. MET-PHL-013, 014, 063); Fourth Supplemental Gatherings Order (Ex. MET-PHL-061); FJD eviction moratorium (Order 14 of 2021, court index); Commonwealth telework order in force to Apr. 4 (State).
2021 Q2Second quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →As on Mar. 31, with the Second Amendment to the Spring Order effective Apr. 4 (Ex. MET-PHL-014).Full Reopening Order in force from June 10/15 (masks regardless of vaccination status at healthcare institutions, congregate facilities, schools and child care and on transit; contact tracing; worker isolation and quarantine duties; owner liability; inspection) (Ex. MET-PHL-018); fines regulation (Ex. MET-PHL-070); FJD stay of Sheriff's mortgage-foreclosure and tax sales to September 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-056); Municipal Court eviction moratorium through June 30 (Ex. MET-PHL-057); Orphans' Court emergency orders vacated effective July 6 (Ex. MET-PHL-058); Commonwealth disaster emergency ended June 10 and mask order lifted June 28 (State); NJ public health emergency ended June 4, 2021 (State).
2021 Q3Third quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →Full Reopening Order (Ex. MET-PHL-018) and fines regulation (Ex. MET-PHL-070); Board of Health Second Consolidated and Restated Supplemental Emergency Regulation adopted July 15, effective July 16 (recited in Ex. MET-PHL-020); FJD sheriff-sale stay (Ex. MET-PHL-056) and CDC-based eviction moratorium (Order 14 of 2021 as extended); Delaware County judicial emergency in force until set aside Aug. 12, 2021 (court index; Ex. MET-PHL-075 chain); Chester County Health Department serving Delaware County to July 31 (Ex. MET-PHL-045); SEPTA and PATCO under the federal conveyance mask order (FED layer) and the City's transit-mask clause; Camden County local emergency (no termination located).Full Reopening Order as amended Aug. 11 (masks in any indoor setting regardless of vaccination status unless vaccination verified; outdoor events of 1,000 or more) (Ex. MET-PHL-019), adopted by the Board of Health Aug. 13 with no vaccinated-only exception for essential businesses (Ex. MET-PHL-020); Emergency Regulation Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and in Higher Education (effective Aug. 16; documentation, exemption, testing and inspection duties running; employment bar Oct. 15/22) (Exs. MET-PHL-021, 022); PDPH proof-of-vaccination signage for the vaccinated-only exception (Ex. MET-PHL-071); contractor, vendor and service-provider vaccination-list, proof and double-masking notice of Sept. 14 (Ex. MET-PHL-065); City employees vaccinated or double-masked from Sept. 1 (City release, Ex. MET-PHL-094 if retrieved); FJD Judicial Emergency order of Sept. 24 (Ex. MET-PHL-059) and eviction moratorium through Oct. 3 (Ex. MET-PHL-060); Montgomery County masks in all county buildings from Aug. 16 (press quoting the county release); School District of Philadelphia universal masking from Aug. 31 (press); Commonwealth school and early-learning face-covering order effective Sept. 7 (State); NJ EOs 251, 252, 253 and 264 (State); SEPTA and PATCO masks (federal layer).

The end of general restrictions

The day the general business restrictions ended in Philadelphia, the instrument that ended them, and what the record shows still in force afterward. The end of the general orders is not the end of the record: sector rules, standing duties and the federal layer continue past it.

End of general restrictions

2021-06-10 (11:59 p.m.) for capacity, density, gathering and general indoor-mask rules in the City; 2021-05-31 for the Commonwealth's mitigation orders; 2021-06-28 for the Commonwealth's mask order

Instrument City of Philadelphia, Emergency Order Establishing Safety Measures for Full Reopening (June 15, 2021), Sections 1 and 2 retroactive to June 10, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. (Ex. MET-PHL-018); Commonwealth mitigation orders expired May 31, 2021 and the Commonwealth face-covering order was lifted June 28, 2021 (State instruments, cited by name)

What remained in force

In the City through September 30, 2021 and beyond: the Full Reopening Order and the Board's Second Consolidated and Restated Supplemental Emergency Regulation (July 16, 2021): masks regardless of vaccination status at healthcare institutions, congregate facilities, schools, camps and child care and on all public transportation; a business duty to identify close contacts and report them to the Department on request; a business duty to keep infected workers and unvaccinated close contacts out of any in-person workplace during isolation and quarantine; owner liability for occupants' non-compliance; inspection as a condition of operation; the April 29, 2020 fines regulation; the Health Commissioner's separate Mandatory Data Reporting Orders and the Long-Term Care Isolation Safety and Transfer regulation. From August 12, 2021: masks in any indoor setting and at large outdoor events. From August 16, 2021: the healthcare-worker and higher-education vaccination regulation. From September 1, 2021: City employees vaccinated or double-masked (City release). From September 14, 2021: contractor and vendor staff vaccination-list, proof and double-masking requirements. Courts: the First Judicial District's eviction moratorium through October 3, 2021 and its sheriff-sale stay to September 2021; the Judicial Emergency order of September 24, 2021. Transit: the federal conveyance mask order and TSA directives as implemented by SEPTA and PATCO, and the City's own transit-mask clause.

The State and the local orders

Pennsylvania: no statute or executive order barred local COVID-19 orders at any time in the period. Philadelphia acted under its own home-rule health powers (Philadelphia Home Rule Charter section 8-407; Philadelphia Code sections 6-205 and 6-206; the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955, 35 P.S. section 521.1 et seq.), and the four suburban counties acted under the Emergency Management Services Code (35 Pa.C.S. section 7501) and, for Montgomery, Bucks and Chester Counties, their county health departments' authority under the Local Health Administration Law and the Disease Prevention and Control Law (Delaware County had no health department until April 2, 2022 and was served by the Chester County Health Department under an intergovernmental agreement from March 18, 2020 through July 31, 2021, then by the Pennsylvania Department of Health). The General Assembly's H.R. 106 (June 10, 2021) terminated the Governor's disaster-emergency proclamation and Act 21 of 2021 (Act of June 11, 2021, P.L. 56, No. 21) continued regulatory suspensions to September 30, 2021; neither instrument touched Philadelphia's orders and regulations, which continued unbroken. The Montgomery County Board of Health's November 13, 2020 school order survived a parents' motion for an injunction in the Court of Common Pleas (press report). New Jersey: Governor Murphy's Executive Order No. 108 (March 21, 2020, effective 9:00 p.m. that day) 'invalidated' every 'county or municipal restriction imposed in response to COVID-19 that in any way will or might conflict with any of the provisions of Executive Order No. 107 (2020), or which will or might in any way interfere with or impede its achievement', listing as examples 'Any additions to or deletions from the list of retail businesses that I have deemed essential', 'Any limitations imposed on any business's scope of service or hours of operation', 'Any density or social distancing requirements', 'Any orders relating to the gathering of individuals' and 'general restrictions on the freedom of movement within that county or municipality, including but not limited to the imposition of curfews', and directed that 'No municipality, county, or any other agency or political subdivision of this State shall enact or enforce any order, rule, regulation, ordinance, or resolution' that conflicts with or impedes Executive Order No. 107, excepting only 'Online marketplaces for arranging or offering lodging' and 'Municipal or county parks', with penalties under N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50. Camden County's own March 14, 2020 proclamation had already provided that 'public health orders, as given by the State of New Jersey shall supersede any and all orders previously given by the County of Camden' (Ex. MET-PHL-079). From March 21, 2020, therefore, the business, gathering and movement restrictions operating in Camden County were the State's Executive Orders (Nos. 107, 122, 125, 142 to 157, 192, 242, 243, 244, 251, 252, 253 and 264 among them), cited by name and date; the county's own instruments governed county operations, facilities and employees.

Third quarter of 2021

July 1 through September 30, 2021, the last claimable quarter: the instruments the record shows in force in Philadelphia. An order in force on any day of the quarter is an order in force during it. The quarter nationally →

In force (20)

Sector chronology

How the orders reached each kind of business in Philadelphia, sector by sector, in the order the record gives. Open a sector to read its chronology; every exhibit named opens its record.

Restaurants and bars

Dine-in closed 5:00 p.m. Mar. 16, 2020 (Ex. 002; 003); walk-up ordering May 26 (Ex. 025); outdoor dining June 12/16 (Ex. 026); indoor dining prohibited through the Commonwealth's Green Phase and Philadelphia's Modified Green Phase until Sept. 8, 2020 at 25 percent (Ex. 008), 50 percent for Open & Certified establishments Oct. 2 (Ex. 033); closed again 5:00 p.m. Nov. 20, 2020 - Jan. 15, 2021 (Exs. 010, 011); 25 percent from Jan. 16, 2021 (Ex. 012), amended Feb. 12 (Ex. 062); Spring Order: 25 percent (50 with certified ventilation), parties of four, bar service prohibited, 11:00 p.m. alcohol cutoff by Commonwealth order (Ex. 013); restaurant section repealed June 2, 2021 (Ex. 017); masks in any indoor setting regardless of vaccination status from Aug. 12, 2021 unless vaccination verified (Ex. 019); indoor-dining vaccination requirement adopted Dec. 14, 2021, effective Jan. 3, 2022 (post-period).

Retail

Non-essential retail closed Mar. 16/23, 2020 (Exs. 002, 003); curbside and delivery only until the Yellow Phase June 5, 2020 (Ex. 005; retail at reduced occupancy, masks for customers); 5 persons per 1,000 sq. ft. Nov. 20, 2020 - Jan. 15, 2021 (Ex. 010); density 20 per 1,000 sq. ft. from Mar. 1, 2021 (Ex. 013); density lifted June 10/11, 2021 (Ex. 018); masks indoors from Aug. 12, 2021 unless vaccinated-only, which the Board denied to grocery stores and pharmacies (Ex. 020). Camden County: self-service food and beverage banned Mar. 18, 2020 (Ex. 067), displaced by NJ EO 108 Mar. 21.

Personal care

Closed Mar. 16/23, 2020; salons, barbershops and nail salons at 50 percent occupancy by appointment from June 26, 2020 (Ex. 027); masks and density rules through June 10, 2021; indoor masking from Aug. 12, 2021 (Ex. 019).

Fitness and entertainment

Gyms, theaters and venues closed Mar. 16, 2020; gyms reopened July 20, 2020 with masks (Ex. 029); indoor theaters and performance spaces from Sept. 8, 2020 (Ex. 008); all closed again Nov. 20, 2020 - Jan. 15, 2021 (Ex. 010); Spring Order density and no-eating-or-drinking rules for gyms and theaters (Ex. 013 Sections 5(C), 5(E)); general restrictions lifted June 10/11, 2021 (Ex. 018); indoor masks and outdoor events of 1,000 or more masked or vaccinated-only from Aug. 12, 2021 (Ex. 019).

Hotels and short-term rentals

Hotels essential under Order No. 2 for lodging (Ex. 003); events, banquets and catered gatherings governed by the gathering caps and the catering-hall rules (Exs. 007, 008, 013 Section 7, 063); Commonwealth Nov. 20, 2020 travel order (State).

Offices and telework

Office-based businesses prohibited from operating with personnel in the office from 5:00 p.m. Mar. 16, 2020 (Ex. 002; 003 Section 2); Yellow Phase: remote functions 'must continue to conduct such operations remotely', 5 per 1,000 sq. ft. (Ex. 005); Fall/Winter and Restated Orders: 'All business operations must be conducted remotely... unless' impossible, 'Reduced efficiency... does not constitute impossibility' (Exs. 010, 011, 012); Spring Order: 2 per 1,000 sq. ft. (4 with certified ventilation), lowest possible density where remote work impossible from May 1 (Exs. 013, 015); density lifted June 10, 2021 (Ex. 018); City-contractor staff in City buildings masked and vaccination-listed from Sept. 14, 2021 (Ex. 065).

Manufacturing

Non-life-sustaining manufacturing closed by the Commonwealth's Mar. 19, 2020 orders (State) and, in the City, by Orders Nos. 1 and 2 (Exs. 002, 003); Yellow Phase business safety rules from June 5, 2020 (Ex. 005); Bill No. 200328 anti-retaliation duties (Ex. 028); masks in any indoor setting from Aug. 12, 2021 (Ex. 019).

Construction

Most construction prohibited by Order No. 2 from Mar. 23, 2020 (Ex. 003; Ex. 023 recitals); Construction Authorization: permitted projects resume 7:00 a.m. May 1, 2020 under worker-density caps, screening, Site Safety Manager and the Commonwealth's Apr. 15 and Apr. 23 requirements (Ex. 023); scope expanded May 15 and May 26, 2020 (Exs. 024, 025); the Apr. 29, 2020 authorization continued to govern construction under the Spring 2021 Order Section 8 (Ex. 013).

Real estate

Real estate businesses closed as non-essential Mar. 23, 2020; permitted from May 26, 2020 in adherence to the Commonwealth Guidance for the Real Estate Industry (Ex. 025); FJD stay of residential writs of possession from Mar. 16, 2020 (Ex. 049), CDC-based eviction moratorium Sept. 17, 2020 - Oct. 3, 2021 (Exs. 053, 057, 060), Sheriff's mortgage-foreclosure and tax sales stayed to September 2021 (Ex. 056); Delaware County sheriff's real estate sales postponed monthly through Mar. 19, 2021 and tax sales postponed (court index); Bucks County April 2020 sheriff sales postponed and writs of possession suspended (Ex. 047); Camden County sheriff sales halted and evictions stopped from Mar. 16, 2020 (Ex. 066).

Hospitals and long-term care

LTCF residents ordered to remain at the facility and facilities to adopt policies within 48 hours, Apr. 8 - Sept. 23, 2020 (Exs. 004, 009); Mandatory Data Reporting Orders and the Long-Term Care Isolation Safety and Transfer regulation preserved in force June 15, 2021 (Ex. 018 Section 1); masks at healthcare institutions throughout (Exs. 018, 019); vaccination regulation with hospital and LTCF first-dose deadline Oct. 15, 2021 (Exs. 021, 022).

Dental and elective health care

Physicians' and dentists' offices designated essential (Exs. 002, 003) and bound to the Social Distancing Rules and, from June 5, 2020, to the Yellow Phase business safety rules (Ex. 005); masks at healthcare institutions never lifted (Exs. 006, 016, 018); doctors' offices and urgent care denied the vaccinated-only exception Aug. 13, 2021 (Ex. 020); healthcare-worker vaccination regulation from Aug. 16, 2021 covering dental, chiropractic, optometry, physical and occupational therapy and other listed services (Ex. 021).

Schools

Statewide closure Mar. 13, 2020 (State); Philadelphia high schools and colleges online Nov. 20, 2020 - Jan. 4, 2021 (Ex. 010); Montgomery County Board of Health: all K-12 schools virtual Nov. 23 - Dec. 6, 2020 (MET-PHL-088, secondary); masks indoors and outdoors in K-12 and camp settings regardless of vaccination status from May 21, 2021 (Ex. 016) and indoors from June 15, 2021 (Ex. 018); School District of Philadelphia universal masking from Aug. 31, 2021 (secondary); Bucks County Health Department advisory only, Aug. 15, 2021 (Ex. 080); Commonwealth school face-covering order effective Sept. 7, 2021 (State).

Child care

Child daycare non-essential absent a Commonwealth or City waiver from Mar. 16, 2020 (Exs. 002, 003); reopening under the Yellow Phase with City guidance (June 2020); masks in early childhood and child-care settings regardless of vaccination status from May 21 and June 15, 2021 (Exs. 016, 018, 019).

Worship and gatherings

Gatherings of 1,000 or more banned Mar. 12, 2020 (Ex. 001); all gatherings outside a household prohibited Mar. 23 (Ex. 003); indoor 25 / outdoor 50 from July 3, 2020 (Ex. 007); Supplemental Gatherings Orders Sept. 21 and Oct. 15, 2020 (Exs. 032, 034); indoor gatherings across households prohibited Nov. 20, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021 (Exs. 010, 011, 012); Second, Third and Fourth Supplemental Gatherings Orders (Exs. 035, 036, 061); from Mar. 5, 2021 indoor private gatherings of two households, outdoor the lesser of 100 or 13 per 1,000 sq. ft. (Ex. 063); caps expired June 10, 2021 (Ex. 018); City not accepting special-event permit applications through spring 2021 (Ex. 061).

Courts and public offices

FJD closed Mar. 17, 2020 (Ex. 048), judicial emergency Mar. 17 - May 1, 2020 and continued (Exs. 050, 051), jury trials suspended through Sept. 8, 2020 (Ex. 052), criminal jury trials deferred to Mar. 1, 2021 (Ex. 054), in-person Orphans' Court proceedings resumed on a limited basis May 17, 2021 (Ex. 055) and fully July 6, 2021 (Ex. 058), Judicial Emergency order Sept. 24, 2021 (Ex. 059); Delaware County judicial emergency Mar. 2020 - Aug. 12, 2021 (Ex. 075; court index), Government Center closed to the public until June 29, 2020 then screening and masks (Ex. 042); Bucks County Justice Center: trials suspended and public gatherings suspended from Mar. 17, 2020 (Ex. 047), Emergency Orders 2 through 24 and 2021-1 and 2021-2 (court index); Montgomery County courts and offices closed to the public March 2020 (county alerts), masks in all county buildings from Aug. 16, 2021 (secondary); Camden County offices closed to the public from Mar. 16, 2020 indefinitely (Exs. 066, 068, 079); Philadelphia City buildings closed to the public from Mar. 17, 2020 (City release), masks in City buildings regardless of vaccination status from Aug. 11, 2021 (City release).

Travel and quarantine

SEPTA Lifeline schedule Apr. 9, 2020 with closed stations and essential-travel screening (Ex. 040); PATCO modified schedule with Ashland, Westmont, City Hall and 12/13th & Locust stations closed from Mar. 28, 2020 (Ex. 082); Philadelphia quarantine of unvaccinated close contacts and isolation of infected workers as a business duty from June 15, 2021 (Ex. 018 Section 3); Commonwealth travel order Nov. 20, 2020 - Mar. 1, 2021 (State); NJ travel advisory (State).

Face coverings

Philadelphia: face coverings indoors and in outdoor public places from June 26, 2020 (Ex. 006); whenever in the company of another household from Nov. 20, 2020; regardless of vaccination status through June 10, 2021 (Exs. 012, 013, 016); lifted for vaccinated persons in general settings June 11, 2021 but continued at healthcare institutions, congregate facilities, schools and child care and on transit (Ex. 018); any indoor setting from Aug. 12, 2021 (Exs. 019, 020); SEPTA riders from June 8, 2020 (Ex. 041); Montgomery County buildings from Aug. 16, 2021 (secondary); Haverford Township employees in all Township facilities (Q3 2021, secondary); Commonwealth orders July 1 and Nov. 17, 2020 to June 28, 2021 (State).

Vaccination mandates

Philadelphia Board of Health Emergency Regulation Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and in Higher Education, Healthcare, and Related Settings: adopted Aug. 12, effective Aug. 16, 2021; no Healthcare Institution may utilize unvaccinated, non-exempt Covered Healthcare Personnel from Oct. 15, 2021 (Oct. 22 for non-hospital, non-LTCF personnel per PDPH); documentation, exemption, twice-weekly testing and inspection duties immediate (Exs. 021, 022); vaccinated-only exception to the indoor mask rule from Aug. 12, 2021 with PDPH signage (Exs. 019, 071); City employees vaccinated or double-masked from Sept. 1, 2021 (City release); City contractors, vendors and service providers: certified staff vaccination list, proof on file, double-masking of unvaccinated staff from Sept. 14, 2021 (Ex. 065); City employee vaccination memo Nov. 2021 and indoor-dining vaccination regulation Dec. 14, 2021 (post-period).

On the calendar

Every dated instrument in the Philadelphia file across the nineteen months from March 2020 through September 2021, in the order it took effect. A bar takes the color of the instrument's first limitation type and runs from its effective month through its end month; a fading edge marks an instrument whose end the record does not date. Point at a bar for its dates; open the bar for the record.

Emergency declaration 6Stay-at-home 2Business closure 15Telework mandate 11Capacity limit 23Gathering cap 21Face-covering requirement 26Travel and quarantine 4Schools and child care 11Health care orders 7Alcohol and bars 3Events and venues 10Courts and public offices 21Workplace rules 24Vaccination or testing 8Quarantine and isolation 7Other 6

All instruments

Every record in the Philadelphia file, in the order it took effect. Filter by quarter and by limitation type; sort by any column; open the exhibit ID for the record and the operative words, or the file where The COVID Project holds it.

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ExhibitInstrumentIssuerLevelEffectiveEndQuartersLimitationsSourceFile
Ex. MET-PHL-046Emergency Declaration (Mar. 7, 2020) and Council Resolution continuing it (Mar. 10, 2020) (County release: Delaware County March 10 Update on Novel Coronavirus)Delaware County March 10 Update on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Delaware County Council (Chairman Brian P. Zidek); Department of Public RelationsCountyMar. 7, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source readPDF 112 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-072Resolution continuing the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration (Resolution 31-2020, Mar. 10, 2020) (county PDF 'COVID19Resolution.pdf')Delaware County Council COVID-19 ResolutionDelaware County CouncilCountyMar. 10, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary sourceSource
Ex. MET-PHL-001Emergency Order Prohibiting Mass GatheringsEmergency Order Prohibiting Mass Gatherings to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner, Department of Public HealthCityMar. 12, 2020Mar. 23, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 131 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-039Resolution Ratifying and Extending Declaration of Disaster EmergencyRatifying and Extending Declaration of Disaster Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020)Bucks County Board of Commissioners (Diane Ellis-Marseglia, Robert Harvie Jr., Gene DiGirolamo)CountyMar. 13, 2020July 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 85 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-002Emergency Order No. 1 (Prohibition on Non-Essential Businesses)Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Operation of Non-Essential Businesses to Prevent the Spread of 2019…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityMar. 16, 2020Mar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 114 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-043Township 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, 2020-2021Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners)CityMar. 16, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary sourceSource
Ex. MET-PHL-049President Judge Administrative Order No. 7 of 2020In re: Stay of Issuance of Residential Writs of Possession and Stay of Execution of Issued Residential Writs…President Judge Idee C. Fox and Administrative Judge Jacqueline F. AllenCourtMar. 16, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 8 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-066Release: 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.)CountyMar. 16, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 196 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-079Proclamation of Local EmergencyCounty of Camden, State of New Jersey, Proclamation of Local EmergencyLouis Cappelli, Jr., Freeholder Director, and Samuel M. Spino, Emergency Management Coordinator, County of CamdenCountyMar. 16, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationTelework mandateQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 174 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-048Notice: First Judicial District Announces Plans for Temporary Closures Due to COVID-19First Judicial District Announces Plans for Temporary Closures Due to COVID-19First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas and Municipal Court of Philadelphia)CourtMar. 17, 2020Apr. 1, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 128 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-050Administrative Governing Board Order No. 9 of 2020In re: Declaration [of] Judicial EmergencyIdee C. Fox, President Judge, Chair, Administrative Governing Board of the First Judicial DistrictCourtMar. 17, 2020Dec. 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 7 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-047Emergency Order No. 2020-01In re: Temporary Restrictions on Operations of the Court of Common Pleas of the Seventh Judicial District Due…President Judge Wallace H. Bateman, Jr.CourtMar. 18, 2020Apr. 14, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 179 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-067Amended and reissued state of emergency declaration (playgrounds; self-service food and beverage)Freeholders Amend State of Emergency Declaration (Mar. 18, 2020)Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.)CountyMar. 18, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 120 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-086Coronavirus Update: Montgomery County Offices Closed to the Public (Mar. 19, 2020)Coronavirus Update: Montgomery County Offices Closed to the PublicMontgomery County Recorder of Deeds (Jeanne Sorg) / County of MontgomeryCountyMar. 19, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 5.1 MB
Ex. MET-PHL-003Emergency Order No. 2 (Business Activity and Stay at Home Order)Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Operation of Non-Essential Businesses and Congregation of Persons to…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)CityMar. 23, 2020June 5, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 199 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-068Extension 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)CountyMar. 28, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 113 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-082Modified Weekday Schedule effective Mar. 28, 2020 (station closures)Modified PATCO Schedule Effective 03-28-2020 (Modified Weekday Schedule, Westbound to Philadelphia / Eastbound…PATCO / Delaware River Port AuthoritySector regulatorMar. 28, 2020Aug. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Travel and quarantinePrimary source readPDF 5.4 MB
Ex. MET-PHL-051Administrative Governing Board Order No. 24 of 2020In re: Continuation of Judicial EmergencyIdee C. Fox, President Judge, Chair, Administrative Governing BoardCourtApr. 1, 2020May 1, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 269 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-004Emergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care FacilitiesEmergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care Facilities and Activities of Residents to Prevent the…Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner; adopted by Board of Health regulation Apr. 23, 2020 (effective Apr. 23, 2020)CityApr. 8, 2020Sept. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Stay-at-homeHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 794 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-040Lifeline Service Schedule (release of Apr. 7, 2020)SEPTA Moves to Reduced 'Lifeline Service Schedule' Effective Thursday, April 9 - Operations Focused on…SEPTA (General Manager Leslie S. Richards)Sector regulatorApr. 9, 2020June 30, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source readPDF 173 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-070Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Pertaining to Fines and PenaltiesPhiladelphia Board of Health (adopted Apr. 29, 2020; Law Department Apr. 30, 2020)CityApr. 30, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source readPDF 208 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-023Construction Authorization (Apr. 29, 2020 Construction Order)Authorization for the Conduct of Certain Construction Activity Currently Prohibited by the March 22, 2020…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted as a Board of Health regulation Apr. 29, 2020 (effective Apr. 30, 2020)CityMay 1, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 215 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-024Amendment to the Construction AuthorizationAmendment to Construction Executive Order (May 15, 2020)Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityMay 15, 2020May 26, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 56 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-052President Judge Administrative Order Amended No. 33 of 2020In re: Resumption of Court Proceedings. Critical Functions. Updated Protocols.President Judge Idee C. FoxCourtMay 21, 2020Sept. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 796 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-025Amended Order on Construction, Real Estate Businesses and Walk-Up Food ServiceAmendment to the March 22, 2020 Emergency Order and the April 29, 2020 Construction Authorization on…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityMay 26, 2020June 5, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 141 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-005Yellow Phase Order ('Safer at Home')Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of Businesses, Advising Philadelphians That They are Safer at Home…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityJune 5, 2020July 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 204 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-041SEPTA face-covering requirement for all riders (release of June 5, 2020)SEPTA Riders Required to Wear Face Coverings Starting Monday, June 8SEPTA (General Manager Leslie S. Richards)Sector regulatorJune 8, 2020Apr. 18, 20222020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source readPDF 165 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-026Amendment Regarding Outdoor Dining to the Yellow Phase OrderAmendment Regarding Outdoor Dining to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of Businesses (Yellow…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityJune 16, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 358 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-006Emergency Order Concerning the Use of Face Coverings (June 26, 2020 Mask Order)Emergency Order Concerning the Use of Face Coverings to Prevent the Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityJune 26, 2020June 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 159 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-027Amendment Regarding Additional Permitted Activities to the Yellow Phase Order (pools, Zoo, personal care)Amendment Regarding Additional Permitted Activities to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityJune 26, 2020July 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 163 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-042Release: Delaware County Government Center Opening June 29 (safety procedures for employees and the public)Delaware County Government Center Opening June 29 - Safety procedures and guidance established for all County…Delaware County Council (Chairman Brian P. Zidek) / Department of Public RelationsCountyJune 29, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 193 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-007Modified Green Phase OrderAmendment Regarding Additional Permitted Activities to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityJuly 3, 2020Nov. 20, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 148 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-028Bill No. 200328: Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order (Philadelphia Code Chapter 9-5000)An Ordinance amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Chapter, entitled 'Employee Protections in Connection…Council of the City of Philadelphia (Bill No. 200328, as amended June 12, 2020; signed by the Mayor)CityJuly 13, 2020Sept. 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source readPDF 19 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-029Gyms Amendment to the Modified Green Phase OrderAmendment Regarding Gyms and Indoor Exercise Facilities to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityJuly 20, 2020Nov. 20, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 372 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-030Second Amendment Regarding Additional Activities to the Modified Green Phase OrderSecond Amendment Regarding Additional Activities to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityAug. 21, 2020Sept. 8, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 465 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-008Third Amendment Regarding Additional Permitted Activities (Indoor Dining and Theaters)Third Amendment Regarding Additional Permitted Activities to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCitySept. 8, 2020Oct. 1, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 497 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-053Trial Division Administrative Docket No. 56 of 2020In re: Residential Eviction MoratoriumAdministrative Judge, Trial Division (Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County)CourtSept. 17, 2020Jan. 31, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 1.1 MB
Ex. MET-PHL-032Supplemental Gatherings OrderSupplemental Emergency Order Regarding City Policy on Gatherings of Persons (Sept. 21, 2020)Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCitySept. 21, 2020Oct. 22, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 235 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-009Order Rescinding the April 8, 2020 Long-Term Care Facilities OrderOrder Rescinding April 8, 2020 Emergency Order Concerning Operation of Long-Term Care FacilitiesThomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Health CommissionerCitySept. 23, 2020Sept. 30, 20202020 Q3Health care ordersPrimary source readPDF 170 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-033Further Amendment Regarding Indoor Dining Activities (Oct. 1, 2020)Further Amendment Regarding Indoor Dining Activities to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityOct. 2, 2020Nov. 20, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitPrimary source readPDF 150 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-034Amendment Regarding Permitted Gathering Sizes (Oct. 15, 2020)Amendment Regarding Permitted Gathering Sizes to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of BusinessesMayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityOct. 15, 2020Nov. 20, 20202020 Q4Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 575 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-010Fall/Winter Order ('Safer at Home' restrictions)Emergency Order Concerning Additional Limitations on Visiting, Gatherings, Events and Businesses for…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityNov. 20, 2020Jan. 1, 20212020 Q42021 Q1Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 226 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-035Second Supplemental Gatherings Order (outdoor gatherings and special events)Supplemental Emergency Order Reaffirming City Policy Regarding Outdoor Gatherings and Events in Light of…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityNov. 23, 2020Jan. 1, 20212020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 141 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-088Board 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, 2020Montgomery County Board of Health (Chair Michael Laign), unanimous vote of Nov. 13, 2020CountyNov. 23, 2020Dec. 6, 20202020 Q4Gathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary sourceSource
Ex. MET-PHL-011Amended Fall/Winter OrderAmended Emergency Order Concerning Additional Limitations on Visiting, Gatherings, Events, and Businesses for…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted as an emergency Board of Health regulation Jan. 6, 2021CityJan. 1, 2021Jan. 15, 20212021 Q1Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source readPDF 323 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-036Third Supplemental Gatherings OrderThird Supplemental Emergency Order Regarding Outdoor Gatherings and Events (Dec. 30, 2020)Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityJan. 1, 2021Mar. 1, 20212021 Q1Gathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 263 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-054Trial Division - Criminal Administrative Docket No. 01 of 2021In re: Jury Trials - Criminal CasesHon. Lisette Shirdan-Harris, Administrative Judge, Trial Division, and Hon. Leon W. Tucker, Supervising Judge, Criminal SectionCourtJan. 15, 2021Mar. 1, 20212021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 270 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-012Restated and Consolidated Emergency Order of 2021Restated and Consolidated Emergency Order of 2021 Establishing Safety Measures to Prevent the Spread of the…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityJan. 16, 2021Feb. 28, 20212021 Q1Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 222 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-075Sixth Order Extending the Thirty-Second Judicial District's Past Declared EmergencyPresident Judge Kevin F. KellyCourtJan. 22, 2021Apr. 21, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 266 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-062Amendment to the Restated and Consolidated Emergency Order (indoor dining)Amendment to the Restated and Consolidated Emergency Order of 2021Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityFeb. 12, 2021Feb. 28, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 62 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-013Spring 2021 Safer at Home OrderSpring Emergency Order of 2021 Establishing Safety Measures to Prevent the Spread of the 2019 Novel…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityMar. 1, 2021Apr. 14, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 223 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-061Fourth Supplemental Gatherings OrderFourth Supplemental Emergency Order Reaffirming City Policy Regarding Outdoor Gatherings and Events in Light…Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityMar. 1, 2021June 10, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 222 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-063Amendment Regarding Gathering Sizes to the Spring 2021 Safer at Home OrderAmendment Regarding Gathering Sizes to the Spring Emergency Order of 2021Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityMar. 5, 2021Apr. 4, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source readPDF 167 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-014Second Amendment to the Spring 2021 Order (gatherings, density and extension)Second Amendment Regarding Gatherings and Extension to the Spring Emergency Order of 2021Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPHCityApr. 4, 2021May 21, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 249 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-015Third Amendment to the Spring 2021 Order (easing and extension to May 31, 2021)Third Amendment Regarding Easing of Various Restrictions and Extension to the Spring Emergency Order of 2021Mayor James F. Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPHCityApr. 23, 2021May 31, 20212021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 331 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-056President Judge Administrative Order No. 18 of 2021In re: Moratorium on Philadelphia Sheriff's Mortgage Foreclosure and Tax SalesPresident Judge Idee C. FoxCourtApr. 29, 2021July 23, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 398 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-057Municipal Court President Judge Administrative Order No. 19 of 2021In re: Amended Administrative Order No. 15 of 2021: Extension of Residential Eviction Moratorium and…Patrick F. Dugan, President Judge, Philadelphia Municipal CourtCourtMay 13, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 12 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-055Orphans' Court Division Administrative Docket No. 17 of 2021In Re: Resumption of In-Person Proceedings and Availability of Hybrid HearingsHon. Sheila Woods-Skipper, Administrative Judge, Orphans' Court DivisionCourtMay 17, 2021July 6, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 607 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-016Further Reopening OrderEmergency Order Establishing Safety Measures for Further Reopening to Prevent the Spread of the 2019 Novel…Mayor James F. Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPHCityMay 21, 2021June 10, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source readPDF 227 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-017Amendment to the Further Reopening Order (repeal of the restaurant section)Amendment to the Emergency Order Establishing Safety Measures for Further ReopeningMayor James F. Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPHCityJune 2, 2021June 15, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitAlcohol and barsPrimary source readPDF 145 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-018Full Reopening OrderEmergency Order Establishing Safety Measures for Full Reopening to Prevent the Spread of the 2019 Novel…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)CityJune 10, 2021Aug. 13, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 178 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-093Release: City Lifts Final COVID-19 Safer-at-Home Restrictions; Vaccinated Philadelphians No Longer Need to Wear Masks IndoorsCity Lifts Final COVID-19 Safer-at-Home Restrictions; Vaccinated Philadelphians No Longer Need to Wear Masks…City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Health (release)CityJune 11, 2021June 30, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementPrimary source readPDF 226 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-058Orphans' Court Division Administrative Docket No. 22 of 2021In Re: Full Reopening and Reinstatement of All RulesOrphans' Court Division (Administrative Judge)CourtJuly 6, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source readPDF 436 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-045Release: Pennsylvania Department of Health to Resume COVID-19 Related Services to Delaware CountyPennsylvania Department of Health to Resume COVID-19 Related Services to Delaware County (Aug. 1, 2021)Delaware County (release re-posted by Upper Chichester Township, Aug. 2, 2021)CountyAug. 1, 2021Apr. 2, 20222021 Q3Quarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source readPDF 2.1 MB
Ex. MET-PHL-060Trial Division Administrative Docket No. 27 of 2021In re: Continuation of Residential Eviction Moratorium Pursuant to the Order of the Centers for Disease…Hon. Lisette Shirdan-Harris, Administrative Judge, Trial Division, and Hon. Daniel J. Anders, Supervising Judge, Civil SectionCourtAug. 4, 2021Oct. 3, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 272 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-019Amendment to the Full Reopening Order (Additional Masking Requirements) - the Aug. 12, 2021 indoor mask mandateAmendment to the Emergency Order Establishing Safety Measures for Full Reopening to Prevent the Spread of the…Mayor James F. Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPHCityAug. 12, 2021Aug. 13, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 188 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-071PDPH 'Proof of Vaccination' required sign (vaccinated-only exception)This business requires PROOF OF VACCINATION (Department of Public Health sign template)Philadelphia Department of Public HealthCityAug. 12, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 389 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-094Release: Protect yourself and others from Delta: masks required indoors and at large outdoor gatherings in PhiladelphiaProtect yourself and others from Delta: masks required indoors and at large outdoor gatherings in Philadelphia…City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Health (James Garrow) (release, updated Aug. 13, 2021)CityAug. 12, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 504 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-020Amendment to the Second Consolidated and Restated Supplemental Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 (Consolidated Safety Measures for Full Reopening and Delegation of Authority)Amendment to the Second Consolidated and Restated Supplemental Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and…Philadelphia Board of Health (adopted Aug. 12/13, 2021; Law Department approval Aug. 13, 2021)CityAug. 13, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source readPDF 1.4 MB
Ex. MET-PHL-0802021-2022 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 CommissionersCountyAug. 15, 2021Aug. 31, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careOtherPrimary source readPDF 469 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-021Emergency Regulation Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and in Higher Education, Healthcare, and Related SettingsEmergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare…Philadelphia Board of Health (adopted Aug. 12, 2021; Law Department approval and filing Aug. 16, 2021)CityAug. 16, 2021May 15, 20252021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source readPDF 277 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-089Requirement that all staff and visitors wear masks in all County buildings and facilities from Aug. 16, 2021; recommendation of indoor masking regardless of vaccination statusMontgomery County requires masks in all county buildings and facilities from Monday, Aug. 16, 2021 (announced…Montgomery County Board of Commissioners with the Office of Public HealthCountyAug. 16, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source—
Ex. MET-PHL-095Release: COVID Vaccines Mandated for Healthcare Workers and those at Philly Colleges and UniversityCOVID Vaccines Mandated for Healthcare Workers and those at Philly Colleges and University (Aug. 13, 2021)City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Health (James Garrow) (release)CityAug. 16, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 551 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-022PDPH Health Alert PDPH-HAN-00363A-08-25-21, Guidance Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare WorkersGuidance Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers (Message # PDPH-HAN-00363A-08-25-21)Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Division of COVID-19 Containment (Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPH, Acting Health Commissioner)CityAug. 25, 2021Oct. 14, 20212021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source readPDF 205 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-092School District of Philadelphia 2021-22 health and safety plan: universal masking of students and staff regardless of vaccination status for the school year opening Aug. 31, 2021School District of Philadelphia universal masking, 2021-22 school yearSchool District of Philadelphia (Superintendent William R. Hite Jr.), implementing the Mayor's and Health Commissioner's orders requiring masks indoors at schools (Exs. MET-PHL-018, 019)CityAug. 31, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary sourceSource
Ex. MET-PHL-065Notice: COVID-19 Vaccination and Masking Requirements for Contractors, Vendors, Service Providers, and their StaffNotice to City of Philadelphia Contractors, Vendors, and Service Providers: COVID-19 Vaccination and Masking…Stephanie Tipton, Chief Administrative Officer, and Monique Nesmith-Joyner, Procurement CommissionerCitySept. 14, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source readPDF 253 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-059Administrative Governing Board Order No. 25 of 2021In re: Judicial Emergency (Sept. 24, 2021)Administrative Governing Board of the First Judicial DistrictCourtSept. 24, 2021Sept. 30, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary sourcePDF 99 KB
Ex. MET-PHL-073Order Extending Stay of Residential Property Evictions; Third and Fourth Orders Extending Stay of Residential Property Ejectment, Eviction and/or Possession and Stay of Levy and Attachment of Personal Property (2020)Delaware County Court of Common Pleas eviction-stay orders (2020)President Judge Kevin F. KellyCourt—Sept. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary sourceSource
Ex. MET-PHL-090Chester County instruments: COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration (March 2020); intergovernmental agreement to serve Delaware County (approved Mar. 18, 2020; ended July 31, 2021); Health Department school guidance (Aug. 4, 2020) and 2021-22 close-contact, symptomatic and antigen-testing instructions (Aug. 2021); 'Simple Ask: Wear a Mask' campaign (2020); First Amended Declaration of Judicial Emergency of the Court of Common Pleas (2020)Chester County COVID-19 instruments (by category)Chester County Board of Commissioners; Chester County Health Department (Jeanne Casner, Director, 2020; Jeanne Franklin, Public Health Director, 2021); President Judge of the 15th Judicial DistrictCounty—Sept. 30, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationSchools and child careCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary sourceSource
Ex. MET-PHL-091Reduced 2021 service levels (Regional Rail on a modified Saturday schedule in mid-2021; Board approval in June 2021 of a return to about 60 percent of pre-pandemic Regional Rail service after Labor Day 2021)SEPTA reduced Regional Rail and transit schedules, 2021SEPTASector regulator—Sept. 30, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary sourceSource

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