Selma mayor discusses indefinite quarantine

SELMA, Ala. (WSFA) - Sunday marks the first night that the city of Selma is under an indefinite quarantine between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. every day of the week.

It’s an effort Mayor Darrio Melton says is necessary to stay ahead of the continuing spread of COVID-19.

"We're not the first city who has put something in place," said Melton. "We're just falling in line with what the state government is doing and what other cities around us are doing as well. There are mixed emotions about whether or not we should be doing this and I can understand that, but we had to make a decision, and to sit back and not do anything is not a great sign of leadership and does not put the interest of Selma in front and we want to make sure we do that."

Melton said large groups were continuing to gather despite the state's restrictions.

"We've seen throughout the city where people are actually having parties, having family gatherings, who think this is something that should be taken lightly," said Melton. "That is very disheartening because many people, as you've heard yourself can carry the virus and not have symptoms, but they can be passing the virus on to other people and that is a great concern of mine as Mayor."

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