Stock Photo - 18 January 2021, Berlin: Michael Müller (SPD), governing mayor of Berlin, goes to his seat at the beginning of the 999th session of the Bundesrat. In the special session, the state representatives discuss a law for the temporary extension of the entitlement to children's sick pay against the background of the Corona pandemic. The bill would expand children's sick days from 10 to 20 per parent per child, and from 20 to 40 days for single parents. The entitlement is to apply not only when the child is ill, but also when day-care centres and schools are closed. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa. - Berlin/Berlin/Germany