「インフルエンザ」早期流行で前倒し販売　保険加入者が半月余りで1万件突破(2023年11月3日)

“Flu epidemic” Pre-sale due to early outbreak Number of people registering for insurance exceeds 10,000 in just over half a month (2023/11/03)

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例年より早くインフルエンザが流行するなか、入院費用などを補償する保険の加入件数がすでに1万件を超えたことが分かりました。
As the flu spread earlier than usual, it was revealed that more than 10,000 people had purchased insurance to cover hospital expenses.
住友生命の子会社が販売する「インフルエンザお見舞金」保険は、インフルエンザに感染した際にかかる薬代や重症化した際の入院費用を補償します。　
"Influenza Mamoru" insurance, sold by a subsidiary of Sumitomo Life Insurance, covers the cost of medication and hospitalization for severe cases of influenza infection.
今シーズンは例年と比べて流行する時期が早いため、昨年度より3カ月早い先月11日に販売を開始したところ、半月余りで加入件数が1万件を超えました。　
Because this year's flu season happened earlier than usual, they started sales on the 11th of last month, three months earlier than last year, and within a little more than half a month, the number of registrations exceeded 10,000.
昨シーズンは、今年1月から3月の3カ月間で3万2000件でしたが、これを大きく上回る可能性があるということです。　
Last season, there were 32,000 cases in the three months from January to March this year, but this number could be significantly higher.
東京都は感染の急拡大を受けて9月にインフルエンザの流行注意報を発表しています。
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government issued a flu advisory in September due to the rapid spread of the disease.

例年より早くインフルエンザが流行するなか、入院費用などを補償する保険の加入件数がすでに1万件を超えたことが分かりました。

入院

Hospitalization, hospitalisation

費用

Cost, expense

流行

Fashion, fad, vogue, craze; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

加入

Becoming a member, joining, entry, admission, subscription, affiliation, adherence, signing

件

Matter, case, item, affair, subject

万

Many, all

早く

Early, soon; quickly, swiftly, rapidly, fast

分かり

Understanding, comprehension

保険

Insurance, guarantee

インフルエンザ

Influenza

例年

Average (normal, ordinary) year; every year, annually

件数

Number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)

補償

compensation, reparation
住友生命の子会社が販売する「インフルエンザお見舞金」保険は、インフルエンザに感染した際にかかる薬代や重症化した際の入院費用を補償します。　

入院

Hospitalization, hospitalisation

販売

Sales, selling, marketing

費用

Cost, expense

金

Gold (au), golden (color), gold (medal, cup); valuable, of highest value; gold coin, money; friday; metal (fourth of the five elements); jin (dynasty of china; 1115-1234 ce); gold general; testicles; karat, carat

際

On the occasion of, circumstances, juncture

感染

Infection, contagion

子会社

Subsidiary (company)

化

Action of making something, -ification

重症

Serious illness

保険

Insurance, guarantee

インフルエンザ

Influenza

補償

compensation, reparation

薬代

charge for medicine
今シーズンは例年と比べて流行する時期が早いため、昨年度より3カ月早い先月11日に販売を開始したところ、半月余りで加入件数が1万件を超えました。　

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

販売

Sales, selling, marketing

余り

Remainder, rest, balance, remains, scraps, residue, remnant; not very (with negative sentence), not much; surplus, excess, fullness, too much; overjoyed, overwhelmed; more than, over

流行

Fashion, fad, vogue, craze; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

開始

Start, commencement, beginning, initiation

時期

Time, season, period, phase, stage; soon, shortly

シーズン

Season (fruits and vegetables, sporting, holidays)

加入

Becoming a member, joining, entry, admission, subscription, affiliation, adherence, signing

件

Matter, case, item, affair, subject

今

The current ..., this; today''s ..

先月

Last month

早い

Fast, quick, hasty, brisk; early (in the day, etc.), premature; (too) soon, not yet, (too) early; easy, simple, quick

万

Many, all

カ月

(number of) months

比べ

Contest, comparison, competition

例年

Average (normal, ordinary) year; every year, annually

件数

Number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)

半月

half-moon; half month; semicircle
昨シーズンは、今年1月から3月の3カ月間で3万2000件でしたが、これを大きく上回る可能性があるということです。　

間

1.818 m (6 shaku); counter used to number the gaps between pillars

可能

Potential, possible, practicable, feasible

昨

Last (year), yesterday

性

Nature (of a person); sex; gender; -ty, -ity, -ness, -cy

月

Monday

シーズン

Season (fruits and vegetables, sporting, holidays)

上回る

To exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than

件

Matter, case, item, affair, subject

今年

This year

万

Many, all

カ月

(number of) months

大きく

In a big way, on a grand scale
東京都は感染の急拡大を受けて9月にインフルエンザの流行注意報を発表しています。

急

Urgent, sudden, abrupt; sharp, steep, precipitous; rapid, swift, fast; emergency, crisis; hurrying, haste; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song

都

Capital, metropolis

発表

Announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one''s opinion), releasing, unveiling

流行

Fashion, fad, vogue, craze; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

拡大

Magnification, enlargement, expansion, amplification

月

Monday

感染

Infection, contagion

東京

Tokyo

受け

Popularity, favour, favor, reception; defense, defence, reputation; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts); submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

インフルエンザ

Influenza

注意報

warning (e.g. for a storm), advisory