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The Interior Department released four alternatives for new long-term rules aimed at dealing with potential shortages after 2026, when the current operating rules expire.

Mr Dujarric said access to the three barely functional hospitals there also remained severely restricted, amid what he called "desperate shortages" of medical supplies and fuel.

There was no shortage of available data to search for patterns in malformations and symptoms to identify subtypes for which treatment protocols could be devised.

Experts have questioned the success of the offensive, with one calling it a "strategic catastrophe" given manpower shortages faced by Ukraine.

But some business leaders warn that such a move could prompt labor shortages and price increases, and disrupt legal immigration.