this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world i m matthew amroliwala. our top stories. pressure on borisjohnson as the british government is urged to set out plans to tackle surging coronavirus cases. sources tell the bbc three options of increasing severity have been prepared. a virtual cabinet meeting is about to start. european stock markets fall as investors fear more omicron restrictions. switzerland, france, denmark and ireland introduce stricter measures. the netherlands has gone into another national lockdown. premier league bosses hold emergency talks with clubs about a potential pause to the packed christmas and new year fixture list after covid outbreaks forced a number of matches to be cancelled. pleas for urgent supplies
While Maharashtra and Karnataka reported one case each to the existing tally of Omicron cases in the states Kerala Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh reported their first case of Omicron on Sunday
"We believe it is discrimination because the only difference is these countries are on the African continent [and] the others are not," Schalkwyk told ABC news.