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Despite the impact of COVID-19, Roche still expects full-year sales to grow in the low- to mid-single-digit percentage range, with core earnings per share growing broadly in line with sales at constant exchange rates (CER), the company revealed this morning (22 April) after unveiling healthy first-quarter financials.

CEO Severin Schwan said that while the coronavirus pandemic outbreak "poses an unprecedented challenge in particular for healthcare systems," Roche...

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