London — BP bolstered its financial reserves as the initial stages of the coronavirus pandemic caused its profit to plunge and increased its debt.

While earnings were hit hard in the first three months of the year, the worst of the virus-driven crisis is yet to come. The company expects the pandemic to reduce its production and have a material impact on refining in the second quarter...

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