JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.14/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.15/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<p>Date: <input type="text" id="datepicker"></p>

JavaScript

$('#datepicker').datepicker({
    onSelect : function(x, u){
     $(this).focus(); 
       $(this).datepicker("hide");     
    },
    onClose: function(e){
    e.preventDefault();
    }
});