an awful choice. >> reporter: romania has the second lowest vaccination rate in the european union with less than a third of the population fully vaccinated. it recently tightened its virus restrictions after the number of cases sharply increased over the past month. the country's president calls the current situation a catastrophe. one manager at the current hospital says patients lining the hallways believes the whole system is at its breaking point. >> translator: we are right before the point of collapse. if the situation goes on like this, in one or two days tops the health care system will succumb because we already don't have the space for patients who require hospitalization. >> reporter: the country is looking to nations like hungary to die vert and ease the strain. but there could be no break in sight for the we'ry health care workers. prices for everyday goods