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INDEFINITELY BECAUSE OF IMPACTS BY THE CORONAVIRUS. JENNIFER: WITH OVER 100 RESTAURANTS IN PORTSMOUTH, THERE ARE MORE RESTAURANT SEATS THAN RESIDENTS. SOME, LIKE VIDA CANTINA, ADAPTING TO TAKE-OUT. THEY ARE EVEN DOING FROZEN DINNERS AND MARGARITA MIX TO GO. >> NOTHING IS OUT OF THE REALM OF WHAT WE CAN MAKE HAPPEN TO SURVIVE DURING THIS TIME. JENNIFER: SOME RESTAURANTS CLOSING TEMPORARILY, BUT A FEW, LIKE LURE, THAT OPENED IN LATE 2018, POSTING ONLINE IT WILL NOT REOPEN. >> THAT IS JUST HEARTBREAKING. THESE FOLKS HAVE PUT THEIR TIME, LIVES, SAVINGS, FAMILIES -- EVERYTHING HAS BEEN PUT INTO THESE BUSINESSES AND WITHIN TWO WEEKS, DONE. >> EVERYTHING COMES TO A SCREECHING HALT. JENNIFER: CHEF BRENDAN VESEY WON THE NH FOOD BANK STEEL CHEF CHALLENGE IN EARLY MARCH, AND CLOSED ONE OF HIS TWO RESTAURANTS A WEEK LATER. >> NOT KNOWING HOW LONG THIS COULD GO ON, I KNEW THAT IT WASN’T GOING TO BE ABLE TO SURVIVE. JENNIFER: ADAPTING HIS BOTANICA RESTAURANT AND GIN BAR TO TAKE OUT NOT REALLY AN OPTION, BUT HIS HOPE AND DREAM IS IT WILL SURVIVE. >> IT REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW LONG THIS GOES ON AND WHAT KIND OF RELIEF SMALL BUSINESSES WILL GET. >> WHAT ARE THE TERMS OF THE LOANS, HOW MUCH HE IS THE AMOUNT, WHEN THEY EXPECTED TO BE PAID BACK? JENNIFER: THE IMPACT IS NOT JUST INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYEES, IT EXTENDS TO THE STATE. PORTSMOUTH ALONE PUTS $34 MILLION IN MEAL TAX REVENUE INTO THE STATE COFFERS EACH YEAR. >> IN MY HEAD I HAVE BASICALLY A THREE MONTH PLAN. WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THIS IS REALLY

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Some New Hampshire businesses have closed indefinitely because of the economic impact of COVID-19.>> Download the FREE WMUR appIn Portsmouth, there are more restaurants seats than residents. Some restaurants, such as Vida Cantina, have started offering takeout services, even offering frozen dinners and margarita mix to go.>> Latest coronavirus coverage from WMUR"Nothing's out of the realm of what we can try to make happen to survive during this time," said chef David Vargas.Some restaurants have closed temporarily, but a few are closed for good. Lure, which opened in late 2018, posted online it will not reopen. "That's just heartbreaking," said Valerie Rochon, president of the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth. "These folks have put their time, their lives, their savings, their families, everything has been put into these businesses, and then within two weeks -- done.""Once that cash flow gets turned off, everything comes to a screeching halt," said chef Brendan Vesey.Vesey won the New Hampshire Food Bank Steel Chef Challenge in early March and closed one of his two restaurants a week later."Not knowing how long this would go on, I just knew Joinery wasn't going to be able to survive that," Vesey said.Adapting his Botanica Restaurant and Gin Bar to takeout is not really an option, but he said he hopes it will survive."It really depends on how long this goes on and what kind of relief small businesses are going to get," Vesey said."What are the terms of the loans?" Rochon said. "How much is the loan amount? What's the interest rate? When do they expect it to be paid back?"The impact isn't just on individual businesses and their employees. It also extends to the state. Portsmouth alone puts $34 million in meal tax revenue into the state coffers each year."Right now in my head, I have a three-month plan," Vargas said. "Who knows how long this is really going to last?"