BEIJING: Swiss-based Roche Pharmaceuticals is under investigation in China for allegedly spreading rumours about a mysterious pneumonia virus that has killed five and hospitalised 300, state media said yesterday.
The company allegedly held a press conference on Feb 8 in Guangzhou claiming the illness spreading through the province was a potentially deadly bird flu that could be treated with the Roche-made antibiotic Dafei, the China Daily said.
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