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How long does the Virus stay on a surface? Like tables or chairs, we've been making sure to clean our house from the virus and opening windows to make sure the virus doesn't stay inside our house.
The virus does not seem to survive for very long on surfaces, so routine cleaning should be sufficient and you do not need to increase cleaning procedures more than what would be considered standing cleaning procedures. So, a once daily wipe-down of surfaces is probably sufficient for many situations—for high-touch surfaces you can clean more frequently but it would be the same cleaning practices that you should employ for influenza, colds, or a diarrheal illness.
