The first case of severe inflammatory syndrome in children has appeared, and the teenage boy who displayed the syndrome one month after tested positive for COVID-19 is now recovering.

Weather forecasters say western cities in Taiwan can expect a wet week ahead with torrential rain mainly from today until Thursday.

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