Lucira Health: Rises as COVID-19 self-test kit becomes available on Amazon

Lucira Health

12/05/2021 12:18

** Shares of medical technology company  LHDX.O  up as much
as 10.81% at $5.64 premarket 
    ** Co's COVID-19 self-test kit is now available on Amazon
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    ** Co says kit provides a PCR quality test result at home in
30 minutes or less, after which the users receive a free, text
based verified test result on their phone for work or travel 
    ** The product costs $55 and includes free standard
shipping- LHDX
    ** The test kit fits in the palm of a hand, extracts genetic
material from the virus and amplifies it similar to PCR lab
tests 
    ** Co's shares rose as much as ~15% on April 9 after its
molecular test kit showed it can identify the "double mutant"
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 (Reporting by Rithika Krishna in Bengaluru)
 ((Rithika.Krishna@thomsonreuters.com;))