On 23 January , the education department in Hunan , which neighbours the centre of the outbreak Hubei province , stated it will strictly ban off-school tutors and restrict unapproved student gatherings , both of which are common study practices in China .
The education department in Hunan , averred on the Hunan Daily on 23 January , that it would ban off-school tutors and restrict unapproved student gatherings during the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic .