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Karl Stefanovic has unleashed an angry missive at the Queensland government moments after learning about the heartbreaking story of how a boy with cerebral palsy was denied the chance to quarantine at home.
Sunshine Coast youngster Lenny Silveira is holed up in hotel quarantine in Sydney with his dad Fabio after the pair returned from the US for life-saving brain surgery, which isn't available in Australia.
The six-year-old was denied an exemption by Queensland Health to be reunited with his mum and three siblings by quarantining at home, which goes against doctor's orders for Lenny's recovery.
He and his dad were denied an exemption because they arrived in Sydney.
The Today show co-host expressed his fury about Lenny's ordeal after an live interview with his dad on Wednesday morning, describing the situation as 'awful'.
Queensland Health has denied an exemption to allow youngster Lenny Silveira (pictured) to quarantine at home after major brain surgery
'Just have a look at that child there with cerebral palsy, in a hotel quarantine,' Stefanovic fumed.
'That is disgusting. I mean, if we can't make allowances for that kind of thing in this country, I don't know what has happened to this country.
'The Queensland Government needs to look at that and fix it straightaway.'
Lenny and his dad returned home via Sydney because there are currently no direct flights between the US and Brisbane.
Mr Silveira, who left his wife and his other children back home to travel to the US with Lenny
