Primary, secondary schools in Wuhan to offer online courses from Feb. 10

Primary, secondary and secondary vocational schools in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, will provide students with online courses starting from February 10, according to a statement issued by the city's education bureau on Tuesday.

Before starting the new semester, municipal schools at all levels are prohibited from organizing offline courses and training activities, read the statement.

A day earlier, China announced that the Lunar New Year holiday will be extended to February 2 as a measure to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak.