Tracesafe Inc has revealed that in partnership with TELUS it is providing the technology for contact tracing and quarantine solutions at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship in Calgary, Alberta.
After the cancellation of the tournament in 2020 and a postponement of the 2021 event from May to August, 10 countries are competing for the world title at the WinSport Arena, at Canada Olympic Park, in Calgary. TraceSafe is providing self-isolation and contact tracing solutions for the games and practice said the company.
Since the arrival of the international teams on August 10, no outbreaks have occurred despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the more transmissible Delta variant being reported across the world, noted the company.
“The most stringent health and safety regulations have been applied by Hockey Canada, in conjunction with the IIHF, the Province of Alberta and the Government of Canada,” added Tracesafe.
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"It's been our pleasure to work with Hockey Canada and the Province of Alberta again to make this tournament a success," Susanne MacKillop, VP Sales at TraceSafe said in a statement. "These players have faced multiple delays and challenges over the last year and a half, and we're proud to support them with wearable technology that ensures the health and safety of players and staff."
The deployment follows the use of TraceSafe's award-winning wearable technology at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship from December 2020-to-January 2021, in Edmonton. The early detection of infections in eight German and two Swedish team members led to swift and targeted isolation measures and kept the rest of the IIHF tournament bubble intact. With these deployments, TraceSafe continues to gain traction in the sports and event industries.
Vancouver, British Columbia-based Tracesafe is a leader in wearable safety technology and connected workforce solutions, including venue management. The company has a full suite of real-time location management services and contact tracing solutions enabled through advanced low-power Bluetooth beacons and enterprise cloud management.
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