Measures against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus have led churches across Europe to take steps to avoid contagion. In the Greek orthodox church, Holy Communion is administered by a shared spoon for everyone.
However, despite concerns over surface contagion, the nation's Holy Synod announced that it would continue to conduct the sacrament.
Diseases cannot be transmitted by the "shared cup of life", a statement from the nation's Holy Synod read on Monday. On Sunday, the Holy Synod