const showMsg = localStorage.getItem('showMsg');

if(showMsg === 'false'){
  $('#alert').hide();
}

$('.closebtn').on('click', function(){
  $('#alert').fadeOut('slow');
  localStorage.setItem('showMsg', 'false');
});

if(showMsg === 'false'){
    $('.alert').hide();
} else {
    $('.alert').delay(1000).fadeIn();
}