Excelsior Pass.
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To enter stadiums, theaters and other establishments in New York you will have to present a kind of COVID-19 passport, according to a new pilot program announced yesterday by the government.
The “Excelsior Pass” uses secure technology to confirm if a person has been vaccinated or had a recent negative COVID-19 test result, before entering events in massive rooms such as Madison Square Garden y Barclays Center.
This was announced yesterday by Governor Andrew Cuomo in a statement, by adding several days without public appearances amid the scandals that have plagued his tenure, calling for his removal from office.
The virtual passport was tested last night at the New York Rangers game en el Madison Square Garden. It works like an airline boarding pass, which people can print or save to their phones using “Wallet App /Digital Health Pass de IBM”, detailed the notice.
Each pass will have a QR code which access points will scan using a companion app to confirm a person’s health status, he delimited New York Post.
“We are doing everything we can to vaccinate as many New Yorkers as possible, as quickly as possible, while keeping the infection rate low and we revitalize our economy in a safe and smart way ”, Cuomo said in the written statement.
“The Excelsior Pass will play a fundamental role in bringing information to places and sites in a safe and optimized way, which will allow us to accelerate the reopening of these businesses and get one step closer to achieving a new normal “added.
Last Tuesday February 23 the fans of Brooklyn Nets y NY Knicks they were able to see their teams play on the basketball court for the first time in nearly a year, following strict social distancing rules.
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