NANCHANG - East China's Jiangxi province downgraded its emergency response to the novel coronavirus outbreak from level I to level II starting Thursday, local authorities said.

On Jan 24, Jiangxi, a neighbor of the epidemic center of Hubei province, activated the highest level of public health emergency response to control the outbreak.

As positive signs started emerging in China's battle against the epidemic, the province is meticulously expanding business operations with a differentiated approach that attaches different priorities to regions in light of their health risks.

Jiangxi reported a total of 935 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection by the end of Wednesday. Of all, 934 were discharged from hospitals after recovery and one died.