JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<select id="selection">
    <option value="1">Country1</option>
<option value="2">Country2</option>
<option value="3">Country3</option>
<option value="4">Country4</option>
<option value="5">Country5</option>
<option value="6">Country6</option>
<option value="7" selected="selected">Country7</option>
<option value="8">Country8</option>
<option value="9">Country9</option>
</select>

JavaScript

$('#selection').on('change',function(){
    alert("DD");
   $('#selection').css('pointer-events','none'); 
});