health_tweets: 41497

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rowid id user created_at full_text retweet_count favorite_count State Abbreviation State Health Department Website
41497 41496 1328114316298641408 57338289 2020-11-15T23:15:02+00:00 MDHHS issued a new emergency order that enacts a three-week pause targeting indoor social gatherings & other group activities in an effort to curb rapidly rising #COVID19 infection rates. For more information about the order, visit http://Michigan.gov/Coronavirus. https://twitter.com/MichiganHHS/status/1328114316298641408/photo/1 403 474 Michigan MI Michigan Department of Public Health https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/