Wuhan and other cities in Hubei province were the epicenters of coronavirus on January 23 , 2020 .
On January 23 , 2020 , the central government of the People 's Republic of China imposed a lockdown in Wuhan and other cities in Hubei province in an effort to quarantine the epicenter of an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ) .
2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in Hubei