Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Communication Breakdown; Distraction; Situational Awareness; Workload
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
On our enroute descent 30 miles west of ZZZ; ZZZ Center had to cancel our IFR flight plan due the ZZZ1 Center COVID related airspace closures.  There was a miscommunication when we checked in with ZZZ Approach Control with us being VFR with the airport in sight.  We picked up an IFR clearance with a Visual approach to the airport.  We continued our arrival and landed uneventfully.The cause was that ZZZ1 airspace closed and there was a communication gap between ZZZ Center and ZZZ Approach.No suggestions; as our required cancellation of our IFR enroute with ZZZ Center and our subsequent picking up of our IFR with a visual approach from ZZZ Approach is what was required due to the ZZZ1 Airspace closures.
Air carrier First Officer reported the flight's IFR flight plan was canceled near the destination airport because the ATC Center had airspace closures due to COVID-19.