Church ministers in Wales are being told to stop sharing the chalice during communion in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.
The Church in Wales has updated its guidance, including advice to staff on sharing the Peace and administering Holy Communion.
They say that the sharing of the chalice must "cease until further notice".
They said: "The Chalice must continue to be prepared and consecrated in the usual way, but the celebrant alone should receive from the Chalice."
The guidance also says: "If, contrary to the guidance, a parish continues to offer the chalice to the congregation, intinction (dipping the bread into the wine) should be prohibited.
"Because hands can be as much a source of pathogens as lips, intinction is no safer than drinking and can introduce germs into the cup."
They are also encouraging congregations to discontinue the physical sharing of the Peace, which usually involves shaking hands with the person next to you or hugging them.
Instead advising: "Non-physical means of exchanging the Peace are encouraged – such as saying ‘peace be with you’, preferably whilst making eye contact.
"Similarly, non-physical alternatives to shaking hands when greeting people entering and leaving church should be used."
The number of UK cases of Covid-19 is now at 116 - including two in Wales - and Downing Street warning it was "highly likely" the virus would spread "in a significant way".
On Thursday it was announced that a patient with underlying health conditions had become the first person in the UK to die after testing positive for coronavirus.
Health chiefs say people diagnosed with coronavirus who show only "very minimal" symptoms should self-isolate at home rather than in hospital, while new advice was issued to travellers returning to the UK from Italy, which has become the epicentre of the outbreak in Europe.
