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New York City’s Fox News affiliate reports:
With the limited resumption of sporting events at venues in New York, Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center will be used as testing grounds for a new digital pass that could confirm the owner’s COVID status. It will confirm an individual’s vaccination or recent negative coronavirus test.
First tested at the Brooklyn Nets game at Barclays Center on Feb. 27, the Excelsior Pass created with IBM, was tested for a second time during the New York Rangers game on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.
Like a mobile boarding pass, people can print out their Excelsior Pass or store it on their smartphones. The pass has a secure QR code which the venue then scans to confirm the owner’s COVID status. The QR code only informs the venue if a pass is valid or invalid.
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Brooklyn Nets fans flash an ‘Excelsior Pass’ to prove Covid their status before game. The new QR code ticketing system was also given a trial run at Tuesday’s Rangers game. https://t.co/WLyCBrdEE3 pic.twitter.com/4JyQXsQYy2
— Brooklyn Magazine (@brooklynmag) March 3, 2021
We applaud Governor Cuomo’s leadership in reopening New York. The Excelsior Pass program, along with his decision to allow venues to begin welcoming fans, will play important roles in helping to get our City back on its feet. https://t.co/dmiqkEU3wA
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) March 2, 2021