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 stressed on the official newspaper Hunan Daily that it would strictly ban off-school tutors and restrict unapproved student gatherings during the pandemic .