目前，台湾本土确诊人数已连续10天超过百例，24日又通报新增590例确诊者，而且连续2天单日新增6例死亡病例；患者人数的增加让台湾医疗处置状况吃紧。
今天（5月25日），台湾流行疫情指挥中心公布，当地新增281例本土新冠肺炎确诊病例，另有“校正回归”本土确诊病例261例，共增加542例本土病例，2例境外输入病例。确诊病例中新增6例死亡，累计35例死亡。
台湾流行疫情指挥中心今天还宣布，原定持续14天、到5月28日为止的三级疫情警戒，正式确定延长至6月14日，同时岛内各级学校、幼儿园停止到校上课也继续延长至6月14日。
China's Taiwan on Tuesday reported 281 new local COVID-19 cases as the region continues to be hit by a fresh wave of infections.
Local authorities on Tuesday also added 261 cases to the region's total for days over the past week or so, as it continues to readjust its infection numbers following delays in reporting positive tests.
Meanwhile, the time period of COVID-19 restrictions in Taiwan has been extended until June 14 in a bid to rein in the spread.
台湾疫情日趋严重，缺少疫苗等问题引发民众关注。此前，岛内一些人士曾多次主张从大陆获取新冠疫苗。在5月17日，国台办发言人就曾表示，“愿意尽最大努力帮助广大台湾同胞尽快战胜疫情”。24日，当被记者问及大陆能为台湾提供哪些具体帮助，国台办发言人朱凤莲说：“生命至上，抗疫优先。我们对当前台湾疫情肆虐，危及广大台湾同胞生命健康安全十分忧虑，感同身受，我们多次讲过，愿意尽最大努力协助广大台湾同胞加强疫情防控，尽快战胜疫情。面对岛内日趋严峻的疫情和广大台胞不断承受的防疫压力，岛内一些团体和人士不断呼吁采购大陆疫苗，我们的态度非常明确，愿意迅速作出安排，让广大台湾同胞尽快有大陆疫苗可用。如果有需要，我们也愿意积极考虑向台湾派出疫情防控专家，与台湾医疗卫生人士分享抗疫经验，提供防疫咨询。”
朱凤莲表示，病毒无情、人间有爱。在台湾疫情日趋严峻的当下，必须以广大台湾同胞的生命安全和健康福祉为上，尽最大努力让广大台湾同胞尽快渡过难关，恢复正常生活。民进党当局利用政治操弄转移视线是对广大台湾同胞极不负责任的做法，民进党当局要立即停止各种对大陆协助广大台湾同胞抗疫进行的污蔑抹黑，采取切实行动去除人为障碍，让广大台湾同胞的生命健康、利益福祉尽早得到应有的保障。A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Monday said that the mainland is willing to take swift measures to make COVID-19 vaccines accessible to Taiwan compatriots as soon as possible.Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks in response to a media query on the mainland's measures to help Taiwan combat COVID-19.The mainland is also willing to actively consider sending epidemic prevention and control experts to Taiwan to share the experience in fighting COVID-19 with Taiwan medical personnel if necessary, Zhu added.Zhu urged Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authority to immediately stop vilifying the mainland's efforts to help Taiwan compatriots fight the epidemic and take solid measures to protect people's lives and health on the island.