Since December 2019

the new coronavirus-induced diseases has become a national public healthemergency

posing a serious threat to people’s life and health. A number of proposals on safeguard for medical staff andinstrument management in ultrasound department have been issued by the Ultrasound Society of Chinese Medical Association（CMA）and the Ultrasound Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association（CMDA）and other medical associations under thecontext of novel coronavirus outbreak. However

these proposals encountered various difficulties in practice due to multiplefactors such as"inherent design of the diagnosis area"

"layout of the examination room"

"shortage of protective equipment"and so on.This article summarizes the experience from our hospital in terms of personnel training

use of protective equipment

reasonable medical procedures

examination room and instrument management

which provides ideas for infection control in theultrasound department.