I was curious so I looked it up. Some viruses apparently can:
Most viruses from the respiratory tract, such as corona, coxsackie, influenza, SARS or rhino virus, can persist on surfaces for a few days. Viruses from the gastrointestinal tract, such as astrovirus, HAV, polio- or rota virus, persist for approximately 2 months.
Viruses lasting 17 days on a bank note, pffft
they actually can....
I was curious so I looked it up. Some viruses apparently can:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1564025/