A little boy with with cerebral palsy caught up in a state border bungle has finally been granted an exemption to quarantine at home after life-saving brain surgery in the US.
Sunshine Coast youngster Lenny Silveira remains holed up in hotel quarantine in Sydney with his dad Fabio after the pair returned to Australia last Friday.
The six-year-old was denied numerous exemptions by Queensland Health to be reunited with his mum and siblings by quarantining at home, which goes against doctor's orders for his recovery.
Common sense has since prevailed following a widespread outrage.
Queensland Health has denied an exemption to allow youngster Lenny Silveira (pictured) to quarantine at home after major brain surgery
Lenny and his dad will return home on Thursday, weather permitting after being granted an exemption.
Karl Stefanovic unleashed an angry missive at the Queensland government moments after learning about the heartbreaking story.
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'.
'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 were denied an exemption because they arrived in Sydney.
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 other children back home to travel to the US with Lenny said it's been a difficult journey.
'We left half of the family home- his mum and two other kids,' he said.
'Our tickets were
