Police say 14 kidnapped health workers freed in Mexico City Officials in Mexico City say they have rescued 14 health workers who had been subject to what's called a “virtual kidnapping” in order to demand money from their familiesMEXICO CITY -- Officials in Mexico City say they have rescued 14 health workers who had come to the capital to help battle COVID-19 and were subjected to what's called a “virtual kidznapping” in order to demand money from their families. The city prosecutor's office said in a communique late Tuesday that the health workers were located in two hotels in the Tacubaya district when police were searching for another kidnap victim. The Social Security Institute said the workers have mostly come to the capital from the northern state of Nuevo Leon. It didn't immediately appear to be part of the harassment and sometimes attacks on health workers by people fearful of the new coronavirus. Health officials said Tuesday that 20% of the more than 54,300 confirmed infections in Mexico involve health workers.

Source: ABC News May 20, 2020 15:48 UTC