The education department in Hunan , which neighbours the centre of the outbreak Hubei province , stressed on the official newspaper Hunan Daily on 23 January , claiming it will strictly ban off-school tutors and restrict unapproved student gatherings , which are all common practices in China for students to get better grades .
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 .