CHANGSHA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Central China's Hunan Province, neighboring the former coronavirus epicenter of Hubei Province, reported its first imported case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Wednesday, the provincial health commission said Thursday.

Hunan reported no new domestic cases on Wednesday. The province lowered its emergency response to COVID-19 from the top level to the second level on March 10 and further downgraded its emergency response to the third level on March 31.