Provided is an information processing method executed by a computer. The information processing method includes detecting a cough or a sneeze of a person who is in a predetermined space; acquiring an image of the predetermined space captured when the cough or the sneeze is detected; recognizing a state around a mouth of the person from the image; generating, based on the recognized state around the mouth of the person, a control signal for controlling at least one of a direction or a volume of air that is to be sent from an airflow generation apparatus that generates an airflow in the predetermined space; and outputting the generated control signal.