Lucira Health (LHDXQ) 14 May 212021 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Lucira Health First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand over the conference to your speaker for today, Mr. Chodaczek. Greg sir. ahead, go Please

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