Weekly brief · Week 22 / 2026
Respiratory illness this week: Germany, UK, USA
Current activity for flu, COVID-19 and RSV in the three largest markets — refreshed weekly when the national surveillance systems publish their new reports.
Cross-country comparison
Qualitative classification — low / moderate / high — on a comparable scale
Germany
Flu: LowCovid: LowRSV: Low
United Kingdom
Flu: LowCovid: LowRSV: Low
United States
Flu: LowCovid: LowRSV: Low
Global outbreaks
Outside our respiratory data stream: WHO and ECDC are tracking an Andes hantavirus cluster on a cruise ship in the South Atlantic (7 cases, 3 deaths; ECDC risk "very low").
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🇩🇪 Germany
RKI GrippeWeb · COVID-ARE · AMELAG
🇬🇧 UK
UKHSA Dashboard weekly
🇺🇸 USA
CDC NHSN hospital admissions
Sources
- RKI (Germany) — GrippeWeb, COVID-ARE, AMELAG wastewater monitoring
- UKHSA Dashboard (UK) — Hospital admissions for flu and RSV, COVID case rate
- CDC NHSN (USA) — Weekly hospital admission rates per 100,000
App
Personal risk, exact numbers, 36 countries
This brief shows qualitative classifications. The InfectRisk app provides exact incidence rates, your personal risk based on age and pre-existing conditions, wastewater trends and a home-screen widget.