On 8 March 2020, government officials in Cartagena, Colombia, announced that a recently disembarked passenger had tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, and was accepted by a private local clinic for care.
ˌɔn ˈeɪt mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti, ɡˈʌvɚnmənt əfˈɪʃəlz ɪn kˌɑːɹɾədʒˈiːnə, kəlˈʌmbiə, ɐnˈaʊnst ðˌæɾɚ ɹˈiːsəntli dˌɪsɛmbˈɑːɹkt pˈæsɪndʒɚ hæd tˈɛstᵻd pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪv fɔːɹ kˈɔːɹənˌævaɪɹəs dɪzˈiːz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, ænd wʌz ɐksˈɛptᵻd baɪ ɐ pɹˈaɪvət lˈoʊkəl klˈɪnɪk fɔːɹ kˈɛɹ.