And that was probably it. The language from credible authorities is typically that surface transmission is much less of a factor than breathing in what someone else just breathed out. E.g., "Transmission of coronavirus occurs much more commonly through respiratory droplets than through fomites." (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-si...)
Sorry for the weasel words, but there's so much the science isn't clear on that they remain necessary.
