Health ministry, TNI, and police collaborate to thwart infection rate 9th February 2021 A roll-call at the TNI headquarters (ANTARA/Syaiful Hakim) Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Health Ministry demonstrated commitment to reducing the spike in COVID-19 infection rate by collaborating with the National Police and Indonesian Defence Forces (TNI) to conduct vaccination and contact tracing down to the grassroots level. "The coronavirus pandemic is a war. That is why we are here to work with the TNI commander and National Police chief to fight this war," Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Tuesday. The objective of this fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic must be clear, specifically to curb Indonesia's infection rate, he notified journalists after attending a roll-call at the TNI headquarters, Sadikin remarked.