And here I thought you were making one of your periodic proclamations that you'd sworn off collecting forever!!!... until next time!!! 
Typical viruses only survive outside a human (and "on a hair" is outside a human) for a few hours, and there doesn't seem to be anything different about this coronavirus. So unless you're flying to a coronavirus hotspot to pick up your package yourself, any virus in your package will be dead by the time you get it. In fact, the World Health Organization's coronavirus myth-busters page explicitly states it's okay to order packages from China!
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There's nothing specific about the virus surviving on hair, either. Many people working directly with coronavirus patients are getting their hair cut because long hair interferes with wearing their masks, or because they might absent-mindedly brush their hair back with their hands immediately after touching an infected person, then do that again an hour later while eating. But you don't need to worry about hair as an infection vector when it hasn't been touched by a person for a couple days.
If you're worried about getting sick, you should be far more worried about the flu, which the CDC estimates has already killed between 12,000 and 30,000 Americans this year! If you're that concerned about flus, you can leave the package on your doorstep for a couple hours before bringing it inside, which will be enough time for any flu virus left on the outside of the package by the delivery driver to die. And, of course, take normal flu-season precautions: get your flu shot, cough and sneeze into your elbow or a tissue, wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water, and don't touch your eyes, nose or mouth.
Typical viruses only survive outside a human (and "on a hair" is outside a human) for a few hours, and there doesn't seem to be anything different about this coronavirus. So unless you're flying to a coronavirus hotspot to pick up your package yourself, any virus in your package will be dead by the time you get it. In fact, the World Health Organization's coronavirus myth-busters page explicitly states it's okay to order packages from China!
There's nothing specific about the virus surviving on hair, either. Many people working directly with coronavirus patients are getting their hair cut because long hair interferes with wearing their masks, or because they might absent-mindedly brush their hair back with their hands immediately after touching an infected person, then do that again an hour later while eating. But you don't need to worry about hair as an infection vector when it hasn't been touched by a person for a couple days.
If you're worried about getting sick, you should be far more worried about the flu, which the CDC estimates has already killed between 12,000 and 30,000 Americans this year! If you're that concerned about flus, you can leave the package on your doorstep for a couple hours before bringing it inside, which will be enough time for any flu virus left on the outside of the package by the delivery driver to die. And, of course, take normal flu-season precautions: get your flu shot, cough and sneeze into your elbow or a tissue, wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water, and don't touch your eyes, nose or mouth.
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