Ensure your tsconfig.json file has:

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "jsx": "react",
    "module": "ESNext",
    "target": "ESNext",
    "moduleResolution": "Node",
    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
    "esModuleInterop": true,
    "strict": true
  },
  "include": ["src"]

}